There is not one rule for friends and another for foes. One rule for the powerful and another for the powerless. One rule for the rich and another for the poor. One rule for democrats and another for republicans. Or different rules depending on Ones Race or ethnicity. To the contrary, we have only one rule. We follow the facts and apply the law in a way that respects the constitution and protect civil liberties. John Attorney General Merrick Garland earlier today sounding off on what he says are attacks on the justice department, valuing It Will not be used as a political weapon. So begins a thursday afternoon. Im John Roberts in washington. Hello, sandra. Sandra we will see where the next two hours to excess, john. Good to be with you. Im Sandra Smith in New York and this is speed 27. Garland calling attacks on the Department Dangerous and outrageous, but his address comes as allegations continue to pile up that the doj is being used to target conservatives, like former president Dona
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primetime . tonight, the donald trump and maga plan is alligator ropes bombing northern mexico, shooting migrants in the legs and electrifying defenses. the left losing it over the border crisis. but don t worry, vigilantes are on the move. i just want to apologize to anyone who was listening. congress needs to get it done. or what joy read s hot mic tells us about the media. america s number one crime drama is now soft on crime. we are acutely reared of what exists between the criminal justice system. plus, all presidents, good or bad, have had nicknames. john adams was called old sink or simpler no relation. andrew jackson was called sharp knife for his fighting style. zachary taylor, old rough and ready for being rough on the battlefield. teddy roosevelt, telescope teddy. for always having a little telescope mounted on his rifle. of course there was bill clinton they called him slick willie for being a little slippery. and then there was barack hussein oba
it s 4:00 in the east. big day of news today. on capitol hill today a brutal collision between reality and delusion, a republican effort to whitewash the ex-president s ties for russia culminating in a veteran prosecutor under oath seemingly unwilling to acknowledge basic facts in service of republican conspiracy theories. just a few weeks after releasing a 300-page report after an investigation that went on for four years, cost the taxpayers $6.5 million, a report the washington post described this way as, quote, landing with a thud resulting in no new charges and none of the widespread abuses trump and his allies have alleged for years now. special counsel john durham testified today before the house judiciary committee. now, despite all those facts durham described his findings sobering and it was left to it democrats on the committee to point out the truth of his own investigation, an investigation that trump and his hand picked attorney general bill barr setup to inves
which reportedly captured donald trump telling michigan officials not to certify the 2020 election results. we re going to dig into that explosive, new reporting. plus, as trump continues to double down on his anti-immigrant rhetoric, a recent poll shows republican voters say that his racist language makes them more likely to vote for him. also ahead, america s mayor is broke. rudy giuliani filed for bankruptcy just days after being ordered to pay $146 million in his defamation case. and regrets, he s had a few. what republican presidential candidate ron desantis is saying is the one thing he wishes he could change about the gop primary. here s a hint, it s not anything that he did. good morning. welcome to morning joe. i m jonathan lemire, along with the bbc s katty kay, in for joe, mika, and willie. with us, we have former white house director of communications to president obama, our friend, jennifer palmieri. also the co-host of the podcast, how to win 2024. y