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we re joined by law professor jonathan turley with analysis. jacqui heinrich gives us reaction from the white house. but we begin, first, with correspondent griff jenkins he is in wilmington, delaware tonight. hi, griff. good evening, gillian. the year s long investigation into the president s son will go on a little longer after a carefully planned plea agreement unraveled literally within a matter of hours. for now, hunter biden is pleading not guilty to misdemeanor tax charges after a federal charge refused to accept a plea deal he made weeks ago with justice department prosecutors. it followed confusion and conflict in a delaware federal courtroom as judge maryellen nor eick can a questioned felony charge possession of a firearm by a known drug user prosecutor had recommended two years of probation on a pre-trial diversion program. the judge questioned the constitutionality of that agreement saying it was unclear whether it protected hunter biden from future charges. si
we ll go over what exactly happened and what it could mean for putin s leadership as well as the war in ukraine. plus, republicans continue to veer toward an electoral cliff, backing former president trump despite his mounting legal challenges, even as many voters are deeply disturbed by his multiple indictments. perhaps that s why president biden is leading trump in a 2024 matchup. and a year after the supreme court stripped away abortion rights, the high court s approval rating is in the basement at just 31%. we re breaking down the new poll numbers just ahead. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is monday, june 26th. joe is off this morning. we begin with this weekend s developing news out of russia, where the head of the mercenary group, wagner, launched the most direct challenge to vladimir putin s grip on power in his 19 years as president. it started on friday when yevgeny prigozhin, the leader of a private army, posted a video to social media. in it, h