Republican party like weve never had before. We didnt lose one republican vote and and 3 democrats voted for us. This was just an excuse. You are the ones obstructing justice. You are the ones bringing pain and suffering to our republic for your own selfish personal political and partisan gain. Its cheapened up, its exactly what our Founding Fathers didnt want and they said it could happen and its happening. Maria yeah, historic night last, joining the conversation from new york, fox business dagen mcdowell, republican pollster Kristin Anderson is here and former wall street journal editor stephen moore. It was a historic night last night, dagen, i was able to watch the proceedings from the gallery last night and it was something to see, the third president in our history to get impeached. Dagen Andy Mccarthy writes in the New York Post that this count will likely pick up because theres a new bar, a lower bar for impeaching a president not one criminal act alleged in the 2 earlies of a
Thets big barr laying out a flaw in the main defense that Donald Trumps lawyers using in the federal election case. Well have much more from the former Attorney General on trumps many, many legal issues in just a moment. Meanwhile a key conspirator in the riot at the capitol could receive the longest sentence yet for the january 6th attack. And a very significant summit at camp david for President Biden. Well explain the stakes at todays meeting. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this friday, august 18th. We made it to friday, folks. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And well begin this morning with the trial date proposed by Donald Trumps legal team that is way, way, way in the future. In a court filing late yesterday the attorneys representing the former president in the federal election interference case against him thats the one out of washington requested that that trial begin in april of 2026. That is 2 1 2 years later than the january 2024 star
And although i will no longer be a candidate, i will not stop using my voice for the things i believe in. In all likelihood donald trump will be the republican nominee when our Party Convention meet in july. I congratulate him and wish him well. I wish anyone well who would be americas president. Our country is too precious to let our differences divide us. That was part of nikki haleys speech yesterday announcing the end of her president ial campaign. It means we are now 242 days away from a rematch between President Biden and former President Trump. But today the focus shifts to washington and President Bidens state of the Union Address. Well go through what hes expected to say tonight to congress and the american people. And meanwhile, on capitol hill lawmakers appear to have another deal in place to avoid a partial Government Shutdown. But speaker johnson again needed support from democrats to overcome dissent from within his own party. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on
Morning. Morning joe starts now. Which sets us apart from the terrorists, as we believe in the dignity of every human life. Palestinian, muslim, jew, american, christian, everyone. If you give that up, the terrorists win. We can never let them win. President biden is back at the white house this morning after a jampacked trip to israel, where he promised continued support for americas ally and cautioned against ragefilled vengeance. Meanwhile, his administration is working to address the growing humanitarian crisis in gaza ahead of an expected Ground Invasion by Israeli Forces. Well go through all of that and get a live report from jerusalem in just a moment. Plus, the drama here at home on capitol hill. Well, the drama at home on capitol hill, willie. Also, the questions about some of the reporting immediately following that tragic bombing of the hospital in gaza. A lot of the intel, u. S. Intel pointing toward the fact that it was an Islamic Jihad rocket. There are, if you read the W
And the Biden Administrations efforts to find missing americans. Plus, well go through the new reporting on the massacre by Hamas Terrorists, that says the terror groups main backer may have been left in the dark. Well discuss how that aligns with previous reports. Also ahead, an update from capitol hill on the speakers race. Republicans have a nominee, but it is not clear if hes got the votes to get the gavel. I mean, willie, looks like more chaos. Rough timing. More chaos from republicans. We have, of course, just an existential challenge for the people of israel who are going to need support from congress. We have an existential challenge from ukraine. Yeah. And with all thats going on, i mean, you look and see what may be happening in taiwan, if, you know, one domino falls after another. We need congress and congress with a speaker. Steve scalise is the nominee, but nowhere in the neighborhood of having the votes he needs. Thats why they didnt hold a vote yesterday. They get in at