meeting behind the scenes with far right world leaders in trump s name. also tonight, tragedy. this conspiracy, that conspiracy, the republican party adores nonsense, and now t weaponizing those bogus beliefs about the bridge collapse in baltimore. and you re going to hear from a state department staffer who resigned this week in protest of president biden s gaza policy as the white house announces it is sending even un more weapons to israel. let s do it. on this show, we talk a lot about how trump, if re-elected, plans to expand his use of the authoritarian playbook here at home. but now we are actually getting a better idea of how the ex- president would try to weaken democracies around the world. enter this guy. richard grenell. a former diplomat who served as acting director of national intelligence under donald trump, and is one of his biggest loyalists. even after he left office, trump called grenell is ongoing. the washington post reports grenell has been acting
pleading not guilty in the georgia election subversion case. why some of his co-defendants are turning to crowd funding to cover their defense. a manhunt underway after a convicted murderer escaped a pennsylvania prison. the district attorney says the killer s depravity knows no bounds and warns the public he is extremely dangerous with nothing to lose. and this hour the labor department is set to release the august jobs report. a snapshot of how the u.s. economy is faring. can the labor department stay in the sweet spot, not too hot, not too cold, a little goldilocks here, friday. this hour of cnn this morning starts right now. former president trump has pled not guilty for the fourth time. this time he is saying he didn t conspire to overturn the results of the 2020 election in georgia in the case brought by fulton county d.a. against trump and 18 ledged co-conspirators. the former president opted not to enter the plea in person next wednesday, waiving his arraignme
let s get started with five things to know for this friday, september 1. former president trump pleads not guilty in the georgia election subversion case. that means he ll skip his arraignment next week. he also wants to separate his case from his co-defendants who want a speedy trial. and two leaders of the proud boys were sentenced to long terms for their role. joseph biggs, was sentenced to 17 years. zachary reel got 17 years. an urgent manhunt under way after a convicted murderer escaped a pennsylvania prison. the killer s depravity knows no bounds. breaking overnight, president biden is asking congress for $4 billion to fill fema s disaster relief fund after hurricane idalia and he prepares to visit florida tomorrow. how did you spend your wedding day? a battle between the two best stars. acuna celebrated in the grandest way possible hitting his 30th homer of the season, a grand slam that help the braves take down the dodgers. cnn this morning starts right now.
trump also asked the judge to sever his case from some of his 18 co-defendants who are seeking a speedy trial. more now from sara murray in washington. reporter: donald trump officially entering his plea of not guilty in the sprawling racketeering case he faces in fulton county, georgia where he and 18 other co-defendants were charged for their efforts to allegedly try to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in georgia. donald trump is now one of five again of the 19 co-defendants in that case who have entered not guilty pleas and waived their right to an arraignment. that means that we won t see donald trump showing up next week in the courthouse, we won t see him on camera there had many had expected. and now it is a question of what happens next for candidate s case. his attorney has moved to sever his case from other co-defendants saying while there are some who want to move ahead speedily with this trial and move ahead to trial in october of 2023. donald tru
we ll have more on his medical situation. also ahead, we ll look at the biden administration s plan to close a major loophole for gun sales. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is friday, september 1st. i m willie geist. with us this morning, the host of way too early, white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire. former communications director to president obama, jennifer palmieri. pulitzer prize winning columnist and associate editor of the washington post , eugene robinson. politico s sam stein. and former district attorney for the direct of colombia, glenn kirschner. he is a legal analyst. let s dive right in. president trump has officially pled not guilty in the fulton county election interference case. the team entered the plea for the 13 felony charges he faces, including racketeering and conspiracy. it was entered in writing, as they told the court he wouldn t appear for next week s scheduled arraignment. the legal team also pushing to sep