don t want to be herbert hoover. oh, okay. donald trump hopes millions of americans lose their money from their 401(k)s and retirement savings within the next 12 months so he doesn t look bad. [ laughter ] we have a lot to get to this morning, including a key hearing today for trump s claim of presidential immunity in the federal election interference case. we re going to have expert legal analysis on that in just a moment. plus, the very latest on two major developments in the middle east. israel says it has killed a hezbollah commander in southern lebanon. it comes as the israeli military says it is shifting to a more targeted campaign inside gaza. retired four star navy admiral james stavridis will join us with more insight on both of those stories. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is tuesday, january 9th. with us, we have former aide to the george w. bush white house and state departments, elise jordan. pulitzer prize winning columnist at the washington
harris: pivotal hearing on whether he is immune from prosecution. you can t have a president without an interview, you have to be able to do your job. but if this didn t work out, if i wasn t given immunity, then other presidents, we talked about today, president obama with the drone strikes, which were really bad, they were mistakes, terrible mistakes, you can t put a price on that position. i think most people understand it and feel confident that eventually hopefully at this level, but eventually we win. a president has to have immunity. harris: this is outnumbered, i m harris faulkner here with co-host kayleigh mcenany and emily compagno. also joining us today host of the kennedy saves the world podcast, kennedy and fox news contribute dr. marc siegel. the hearing wrapped up this morning and decision from a three-judge panel is expected to come within days. donald trump attorneys argue prosecuting a former president would open a pandora s box. to authorize prose
counts by the way it s called count stacking 31 of the counts of willful intention of defense information, six process crimes.president trump is calling this election interference at the highest level. members of congress are openly comparing the us government to a corrupt and anna republican on this program a war on the republic. and coming up tonight we will have full legal analysis from alan dershowitz, former acting attorney general matt whitaker and the former speaker of the house newt gingrich the house judiciary committee chairman jim jordan and my preview of my exclusive interview with the california governor gavin newsom coming up friday night but we begin with a statement that you hear a lot from the left. nobody is above the law. they say there is one set of rules for every american in fact the doj special counsel, jack smith who is prosecuting donald trump emphasize this with a press conference today unfortunately i am not buying it i will explain in a minute but
we are live in new hampshire. also tonight, a trump court victory keeping him on michigan s primary ballot. but will the same be true in november? and we have breaking news on a similar case, a trump defeat in colorado. later, the remarkable story of how two men s fishing day ended with them saving another man s life. a man trapped and lost to the world for near i will a week inside a wrecked truck, with deadly weather closing in. john berman in for anderson. what christmas break? that s what the republican presidential candidates must be asking tonight. there was virtually no time left before the first contest. and happening now, live pictures of former south carolina governor nikki haley. she is in the middle of an event in new hampshire. she s armed with the governor s endorsement there, a fresh infusion of cash, and possibly, she hopes at least, one of the most precious commodities in politics, momentum. it is a relative term, with donald trump looming over everyt
for shannon bream. report card in for a tumultuous 2023, 2020 for promising to be a year of surprises and a history making election. fireworks usher in the new year down under. america awaits 10 nights, wall street celebrates a hot streak for stockholders. mortgage rates drop, inflation slows. but most americans still feel the pinch. we were less economic council of advisors chair jared bernstein about the disconnect in an exclusive interview. plus spirit clicks are at a time of the year we are seeing more at the border. it is not unusual but this is an immigration system that has been broken for decades request migrant encounters for the year crash records as congress remains split on security talks. we will get reaction from to two border state congressmen. texas democrat henry cuellar texas republican tony gonzalez. then. lexa came to the conclusion that i could not unfortunately or fortunately, wait for the united states supreme court perplexed at main it becomes the se