ex-president to have the fbi execute a search warrant on his home. trump posted just before 7:00 p.m. last night that mar-a-lago was, quote, currently under siege, raided and occupied by a large group of fbi agents. adding, quote, they even broke into my safe. a source familiar with the search tells nbc news the investigation is related to the transfer of classified government documents from the white house to mar-a-lago. the national archives reported in february that 15 boxes of documents were improperly taken to the president s florida estate when he left office. at the time, the agency said it had asked the justice department to investigate. a source familiar with the situation tells nbc news, boxes of documents were seized during yesterday s fbi search. trump s attorney released a statement claiming the former president and his legal team have been cooperative with the fbi and doj, quote, every step of the way. trump slammed the search as, quote, prosecutorial misconduct
Im phil mattingly. In for dave briggs. It is thursday, august 9th. Congratulations, you are on the back half of the week. Representative Chris Collins refusing to step down after indictment on Insider Trading charges. Federal prosecutors in manhattan accused the new York Congress member, his son and another man of securities and wire fraud. Charged with exploiting secret Drug Trial Information from the australian pharmaceutical company. Collins vowed last night he will continue his run for reelection in november. The charges that have been levied against me are meritless. I will mount a vigorous defense in court to clear my name. I look forward to being fully vindicated and exonerated ending any and all questions relating to my affiliation with innate. The company where collins was on the board of directors. He was the first sitting Congress Member to endorse donald trump for the white house. Collins indictment turns another safe republican seat into a battleground. The White House Leg
Former GOP representative Joe Scarborough and Mika Brezinski interview newsmakers, politicians and pundits about the issues of the day. Jonathan, were probably going to get swept in like three when we get divisional playoffs. So, i mean, but, listen, it was a fun summer. Mika, why dont we go to the news. In an interview last night President Trumps lawyer said special Counsel Robert Mueller will personally have a lot to answer for just hours after they rejected muellers reported latest offer to get a Sit Down Interview with the president. Trumps legal team said they have made the counteroffer listing their conditions for access to the president who is a subject in the wideranging investigation of russian interference in the 2016 election. Trumps attorneys also publicly voiced their desire for the probe to end. Within the next three weeks and suggested that mueller would be violating doj policies, if it does not end. Dont have an internal deadline. We are moving. I use the phrase, expedi
that s the plan. hopefully, get two more senators. because if we can do that, two who would be willing to pull back the filibuster, then we can get much more done in the united states senate with our voting rights act and voting protections and the list goes on, a woman s right to choose and the rest. we re optimistic. we have always been ready for victory. now things have turned our way. the leadership of our president has been tremendous to get these bills done. they are historic in their nature. they will make us more competitive in the world. our pre-eminence will be even more clear to the world. we thank joe biden for his leadership. house speaker nancy pelosi, thank you for being on the show this morning. so much to talk about. we appreciate it. it is the top of the hour. the third hour of morning joe on this thursday, august 9th. we begin with a lot of news.
i m phil mattingly. in for dave briggs. it is thursday, august 9th. congratulations, you are on the back half of the week. representative chris collins refusing to step down after indictment on insider trading charges. federal prosecutors in manhattan accused the new york congress member, his son and another man of securities and wire fraud. charged with exploiting secret drug trial information from the australian pharmaceutical company. collins vowed last night he will continue his run for re-election in november. the charges that have been levied against me are meritless. i will mount a vigorous defense in court to clear my name. i look forward to being fully vindicated and exonerated ending any and all questions relating to my affiliation with innate. the company where collins was on the board of directors.