Threatening federal prosecutors. Today, the judge in that case could decide exactly how much he can talk about it. It comes as federal prosecutors are now pushing for a trial right after new years day. Cue up u2. Well have much more on trumps legal issues ahead. Good morning. Welcome to morning joe. It is i mean, come on, man, its august. Its august. This is moving. This year is moving too fast. Its midaugust. You know, you get old like me, and it just flies, right . Its august 11th. With us, we have the host of way too early, White House Bureau chief at politico, Jonathan Lemire. Host of politics nations, wearing tan today, the reverend al sharpton. Looks good. Come on, man. President obama wore tan, and look what happened. It was a big news story. With me, its just another day. Can you believe that . That was a big news story. The president of the United States wearing tan in the white house. We have a the same people that were upset by that are now, like, hey, its really cool. We su
cup team in 2012 while he was on the team. mickelson denies that, but it is extraordinary stuff. this gambler said it is pete rose territory. pete rose stuff, gambling on your own events. mickelson said he likes to have a friendly wager now and then. his gambling prowess is well-known, but these are extraordinary numbers. it ll raise eyebrows if it is, indeed it is one thing for a golfer to bet on march madness. it is another thing to bet on golf that you re involved in. did the red sox win last night. won 2-0. paxton was good. three out of four against the royals, which they re supposed to do against a bad team. doesn t matter much. it doesn t matter. no. let s get to the news. federal prosecutors have proposed a start date for donald trump s trial and charges related to his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. in a filing yesterday, special counsel jack smith, not deranged, asked for the judge to have the trial start on january 2nd, 2024, to, quote,