I think they have more evidence as to President Trumps state of mind. Donald trumps former Attorney General with an ominous prediction for the former president in the 2020 election case. It comes as trump faces arraignment today in Federal Court in washington. Well get a live report from washington, d. C. , and legal analyst on what we can expect from todays hearing. Meanwhile, former Vice President mike pence just gave his most direct criticism of his former boss. Well play those comments for you. Also ahead, new reporting on a private meeting between President Biden and former president obama over concerns about the 2024 election. Good morning. Welcome to morning joe. It is thursday, august 3rd. Along with joe, willie and me, we have the host of way too early, White House Bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire. Senior attorney and fbi official, chuck rosenberg. Reporter for the Washington Post, Jackie Alemany. And Pulitzer Prize winning columnist and Associate Editor of the Washin
have seen of donald trump. nonetheless, this is different. this is incredibly a president of the united states who attempted to cling to power, to stay in office, to fight despite having been defeated in a free and fair election. he refused to peacefully transfer power to his successor. that has never happened in our history. and it is historic that it is now being addressed with this indictment. so this is a we re in a different realm now. you know, i certainly agree with you and chuck. i m not even a country lawyer but, obviously, the first amendment defense is a dog that won t hunt. i think the more likely route that the trump laye lawyers areg
what they have been doing. they re going to try to indict a father for loving his son, who has been addicted to drugs and or alcohol. without evidence of the father doing anything other than loving that sun. and that, i think, doesn t fly with most of the american people. it may fly within that small classified circle of trumpers who want to believe that somehow joe biden was involved in nefarious dealings, but there is no evidence. and believe me, if there was evidence, durham, who is left in place by biden, would ve found it. and certainly rice, who is left in place by president biden, would have found it. and i do not believe for a minute that either one of those federal prosecutors that have the resources of doj at their disposal would have found evidence if it was there, it would ve shown any problem of joe biden. s so this is a dogs it won t hunt. they have selective amnesia, by
the way. they have selective amnesia. i can make a strong argument that the only reason don trump s president is because of doj, and them in appropriately issuing a letter ten days before the election about hillary clinton s emails. i don t think he would ve gotten elected without. it you wouldn t be the only want to make that argument. a dog that won t hunt, i love that phrase, love a good claire mccaskill-ism. join thank you for joining me with your political legal. that still had, trump voters trying to convince fellow trump voters that their favorite candidate is a losing loser who will lose. the new ad push in iowa the my iowa mastermind behind it, coming up, next. coming up, next.
and certainly weiss, who was left in place by president biden, would have found it. and i do not believe for a minute that either one of those federal prosecutors that have the resources of doj at their disposal would have found evidence if it was there, if it would ve shown any problem of joe biden. s so this is a dogs it won t hunt. they have selective amnesia, by the way. they have selective amnesia. i can make a strong argument politically that the only reason don trump s president is because of doj, and them in appropriately issuing a letter ten days before the election about hillary clinton s emails. i don t think he would ve gotten elected without it. you wouldn t be the only want to make that argument. a dog that won t hunt, i love that phrase, love a good claire mccaskill-ism. join thank you for joining me with your political and legal hat on.