Morning Joe reveals the damning closing argument against Trump if he got charged with seditious conspiracy
2 years, 11 months ago

Morning Joe reveals the damning closing argument against Trump if he got charged with seditious conspiracy

Raw Story  

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough laid out a closing argument to nail Donald Trump on a seditious conspiracy charge, if he's ever prosecuted for his role in inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection. RELATED: Jan. 6 probe moving in ‘politically explosive’ new direction after Oath Keepers busted: Former CIA officer Scarborough said that would make a compelling closing argument if prosecutors ever get around to charging the twice-impeached one-term president. "You can almost hear it in a closing arguments against the president, not that there would ever be a closing argument against the president because he seems to get away with everything," Scarborough said. "But you could almost hear a closing argument of the president being a part of this sedition sitting there watching gleefully and wanting the riot to go on, and then the prosecution tells the jury then they finally dragged him out hours later to give a recorded message to stop the rioters and stop the seditionists, and the first take he wouldn't say say it.

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'Wow, that's a hell of a confession': MSNBC host nails GOP's Comer for jail threat
1 week, 5 days ago

'Wow, that's a hell of a confession': MSNBC host nails GOP's Comer for jail threat

Raw Story  

Comments made by House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer noted in a recent Bulwark report drew a scathing response from "Morning Joe" co-host Joe Scarborough on Thursday morning. Discussing Donald Trump's desire to have lawmakers who investigated him over the Jan 6 insurrection hauled in and prosecuted, Comer claimed they were fair game. According to the Bulwark, the Republican from …

'How does that end?' MSNBC host warns threats could blow up in Trump's face
1 week, 6 days ago

'How does that end?' MSNBC host warns threats could blow up in Trump's face

Raw Story  

During an MSNBC panel discussion on Donald Trump's latest assertion in an NBC interview that his political enemies should be prosecuted, "Morning Joe" co-host Joe Scarborough suggested it could blow up in his face if it came to fruition. With co-host Jonathan Lemire saying Trump has already given a prosecution go-ahead for FBI director nominee Kash Patel and Pan Bondi, …

'He got away with all of it!' Morning Joe panel left shocked by end of Trump prosecutions
4 weeks ago

'He got away with all of it!' Morning Joe panel left shocked by end of Trump prosecutions

Raw Story  

Panelists on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" marveled at the end of another prosecution against Donald Trump after he won re-election to a second term. Special counsel Jack Smith had a motion to dismiss the Jan. 6 election interference case approved Monday, citing the Justice Department directive against prosecuting a sitting president. "The department's internal policy did not allow for them to …

January 6 committee members are telling Biden to step aside: ‘Trump cannot be elected’
5 months ago

January 6 committee members are telling Biden to step aside: ‘Trump cannot be elected’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. At least three of those committee members have joined a growing chorus of Democratic …

Morning Joe takes jabs at Trump over UK election: ‘This is called a peaceful transfer of power’
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Morning Joe takes jabs at Trump over UK election: ‘This is called a peaceful transfer of power’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough ripped Donald Trump for reluctantly …

Morning Joe accuses 'scared to death' Trump aides of 'hiding him' after debate
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Morning Joe accuses 'scared to death' Trump aides of 'hiding him' after debate

Raw Story  

After taking most of the week off, MSNBC's Joe Scarborough returned to "Morning Joe" on Friday morning and immediately noted Donald Trump's lack of public appearances since the CNN debate over a week ago. Al Sharpton, the "Morning Joe" frontman stated the former president's inner circle is leery of putting him on the stump over fears he will go on …

Trump is facing the 'crushing realization' he has to sell off his properties: Morning Joe
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump is facing the 'crushing realization' he has to sell off his properties: Morning Joe

Raw Story  

In an effort to explain Donald Trump slurring, fumbling for words and blanking out during his weekend speeches, MSNBC "Morning Joe" host Joe Scarborough suggested the ex-president's legal and financial problems are impacting his mental health. After repeatedly showing a supercut of the former president "stammering and staggering" over the weekend, the MSNBC host suggested Trump's money problems are also …

'Joe would be ripe for indictment': Trump issues early-morning threat to Biden
11 months, 2 weeks ago

'Joe would be ripe for indictment': Trump issues early-morning threat to Biden

Raw Story  

Early on Monday morning, Donald Trump took to his Truth Social account and insisted the country owes him all of the immunity protections afforded to an American president and stated that if he is denied by the U.S. "I will be attending the the Federal Appeals Court Arguments on Presidential Immunity in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday," Trump began. He then …

Joe Biden feels guilty for Hunter's legal challenges: Report
1 year ago

Joe Biden feels guilty for Hunter's legal challenges: Report

Hindustan Times  

US President Joe Biden has reportedly confided in close associates, expressing a sense of guilt regarding Hunter Biden's legal challenges. Hunter Biden was indicted late December 7, 2023 on nine counts of tax evasion, the second time this year President Joe Biden's troubled son has been charged by a special counsel investigating his personal and business dealings. According to Axios, …

Trump lawyers seek dismissal of DC federal election subversion case, arguing presidential immunity
1 year, 2 months ago

Trump lawyers seek dismissal of DC federal election subversion case, arguing presidential immunity

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Donald Trump asked a judge Thursday to dismiss the Washington federal election subversion case against him, arguing the Republican is immune from prosecution for actions they say were taken in his official role as president. “In doing so, the prosecution does not, and cannot, argue that President Trump’s efforts to ensure election integrity, and to advocate …

‘I need one more indictment’: Trump goes off-the-rails in pre-arraignment rant
1 year, 4 months ago

‘I need one more indictment’: Trump goes off-the-rails in pre-arraignment rant

Raw Story  

Hours ahead of his Thursday afternoon arraignment in Washington, D.C., Donald Trump has been expressing his rage on social media, posting attacks on the Democratic Party, President Joe Biden, and his fellow Republicans – as well as fundraising off his latest indictment. Two minutes past midnight Trump, in a post mischaracterizing the legal basis of his four-felony indictment over his …

Morning Joe delivers bad news to Trump should the Florida jury find him guilty on just one charge
1 year, 6 months ago

Morning Joe delivers bad news to Trump should the Florida jury find him guilty on just one charge

Raw Story  

On Friday morning, MSNBC "Morning Joe" co-host Joe Scarborough warned Donald Trump he is taking a massive gamble if he thinks a Florida jury will not find him guilty of even one of the 37 charges he is facing from the Department of Justice -- particularly those involving the Espionage Act. Referencing conservative attorney -- and Trump defender -- Jonathan …

'He lied?': Morning Joe taunts Trump for chickening out on E. Jean Carroll trial appearance
1 year, 7 months ago

'He lied?': Morning Joe taunts Trump for chickening out on E. Jean Carroll trial appearance

Raw Story  

In a lead-up to a "Morning Joe" report on the deposition Donald Trump gave in the E. Jean Carroll rape and defamation trial, host Joe Scarborough mocked the former president for claiming he was going to show up in the Manhattan courtroom and "confront" his accuser -- only to chicken out. In an interview during his Scotland golf trip, the …

Morning Joe serves notice to Trump that his 'witch hunt' complaints are losing steam
1 year, 8 months ago

Morning Joe serves notice to Trump that his 'witch hunt' complaints are losing steam

Raw Story  

Citing new polling that shows more and more American believe Donald Trump should be prosecuted for his crimes, MSNBC's Joe Scarborough warned the former president that his incessant complaints that he is the victim of a "witch hunt" are increasingly falling on deaf ears. On Monday, the "Morning Joe" host explained that, less than a week after Trump was slammed …

Trump might be forced to shut up if he's finally charged with a crime
1 year, 8 months ago

Trump might be forced to shut up if he's finally charged with a crime

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's online ravings could result in a gag order if he's criminally charged in the Stormy Daniels hush money investigation. The former president has encouraged violence against Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg with racist posts on his Truth Social platform, where he's warned of "potential death & destruction" and called the prosecutor an "animal" and "degenerate psychopath," and a …

It's 'game over' for Trump — if Jack Smith can find this 'last bit of evidence': legal expert
1 year, 9 months ago

It's 'game over' for Trump — if Jack Smith can find this 'last bit of evidence': legal expert

Raw Story  

As former President Donald Trump waits for what observers expect will be an indictment on bookkeeping fraud from the Manhattan District Attorney, Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith is continuing to work on a case with potentially more serious legal jeopardy for the former president, centering on his role in the plot to overturn the 2020 election and the January …

"He's threatening prosecutors": Trump floats "death & destruction" in 1 am Truth Social rant
1 year, 9 months ago

"He's threatening prosecutors": Trump floats "death & destruction" in 1 am Truth Social rant

Salon  

Former President Donald Trump warned early Friday morning of "potential death & destruction" should he be charged in the Manhattan "hush-money" criminal case. Trump on Truth Social raised the specter of violence ahead of potential criminal charges from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, whom Trump said is a "degenerate psychopath that truly hates the USA." House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, …

Morning Joe rips GOP's 'stupid' defense of Trump: 'They don't believe any of this'
1 year, 9 months ago

Morning Joe rips GOP's 'stupid' defense of Trump: 'They don't believe any of this'

Raw Story  

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough blasted Republican lawmakers for rushing to offer "insulting" defenses against a possible Donald Trump indictment. They actually think their own voters are stupid, and that's what's so insulting when you have Jim Jordan saying, 'Oh, Donald Trump just announced and suddenly they decide to charge.' "Lindsey, all of them, they all trashed Donald Trump until they figured …

In Trump probe, grand jury hears from final witnesses
1 year, 9 months ago

In Trump probe, grand jury hears from final witnesses

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A New York grand jury investigating Donald Trump appeared to be hearing from final witnesses as law enforcement officials accelerated security preparations Monday in advance of a possible indictment and as fellow Republicans staked out positions in a criminal probe expected to shake up the 2024 presidential race. “But Michael Cohen is far from solid evidence.” Responding …

Pence’s ‘preposterous’ refusal to testify about Jan. 6 doomed to fail: Morning Joe
1 year, 10 months ago

Pence’s ‘preposterous’ refusal to testify about Jan. 6 doomed to fail: Morning Joe

Raw Story  

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough condemned former Vice President Mike Pence for vowing to fight a subpoena to testify about his conversations with Donald Trump ahead of the Jan. 6 insurrection. The former vice president called the subpoena from special counsel Jack Smith "unprecedented and unconstitutional," but the "Morning Joe" host said Pence owed Americans a full accounting of Trump's effort to …

Jan. 6 committee recommends four criminal charges against Trump
2 years ago

Jan. 6 committee recommends four criminal charges against Trump

Raw Story  

The congressional committee that investigated last year's attack on the US Capitol recommended Monday that criminal charges be filed against former president Donald Trump. "The committee has developed significant evidence that president Trump intended to disrupt the peaceful transition of power under our Constitution," Representative Jamie Raskin said as he outlined the panel's findings. "We believe that the evidence described …

‘He’s toxic’: Morning Joe says there’s still time for Trump to torpedo GOP’s midterm chances
2 years, 2 months ago

‘He’s toxic’: Morning Joe says there’s still time for Trump to torpedo GOP’s midterm chances

Raw Story  

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough said the continuing revelations about former President Donald Trump's handling of top-secret government documents could imperil Republican chances in next month's elections. The "Morning Joe" host said the scandal hasn't broken through to GOP voters yet, but he said there was still time for the former president to undermine his party in the midterm election. "Any day …

‘Very bad day for Trump’: Morning Joe says latest Jan. 6 hearing exposed ‘sheer idiocy’ of his presidency
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Very bad day for Trump’: Morning Joe says latest Jan. 6 hearing exposed ‘sheer idiocy’ of his presidency

Raw Story  

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough said the latest hearing of the House Select Committee exposed the "sheer idiocy and sheer terror" that characterized Donald Trump's presidency. "You know, people close to the president yesterday were admitting, admitting that this was a bad day, a very bad day for Donald Trump," Scarborough said. The fact that Donald Trump had somebody in his government …

'Everybody knows he's lying': Morning Joe shreds Ron Johnson's defense after he's snared in Trump's conspiracy
2 years, 6 months ago

'Everybody knows he's lying': Morning Joe shreds Ron Johnson's defense after he's snared in Trump's conspiracy

Raw Story  

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough and conservative attorney George Conway aren't buying Sen. Ron Johnson's excuses about his participation in a conspiracy to deliver fake electors to vice president Mike Pence. But this whole fake elector thing, I mean, it's -- it really is highlighting the fact that this is, you know, criminal fraudulent conspiracy to create false documentation and you have …

NYT reporter breaks down bombshell new revelations about Trump’s vote-stealing scheme
2 years, 10 months ago

NYT reporter breaks down bombshell new revelations about Trump’s vote-stealing scheme

Raw Story  

One of the reporters who broke the news that Donald Trump personally directed efforts to seize voting machines explained the significance of these revelations, and MSNBC's Joe Scarborough agreed they were damning. The "Morning Joe" host said the investigations into Trump's efforts to overturn the election were moving fast. WATCH: 'Loser' Trump called out by a former GOP attorney general …

MSNBC's Morning Joe thinks Trump-loving seditionists getting off too easy: 'Not sure why they're not getting 20 years'
3 years, 2 months ago

MSNBC's Morning Joe thinks Trump-loving seditionists getting off too easy: 'Not sure why they're not getting 20 years'

Raw Story  

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough called for stiffer punishments for the Donald Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol with the intention of overturning his election loss. Many of the rioters have already taken plea agreements resulting in fines and months in jail, but the "Morning Joe" host said they're getting off too easy, and he said Republicans who continue to back …

'Just do the damn job!': Morning Joe melts down on DOJ for leaks and slow-walking prosecution of Trump associates
3 years, 7 months ago

'Just do the damn job!': Morning Joe melts down on DOJ for leaks and slow-walking prosecution of Trump associates

Raw Story  

MSNBC "Morning Joe" host Joe Scarborough went off on a furious tirade on Monday morning, attacking both the Donald Trump Justice Department and the Joe Biden Justice Department for leaking details of investigations into Trump associates and slow-walking announcing indictments. Noting leaks that have come out over the last several years, going back to investigations into Donald Trump Jr over …

Trump’s desperate attempt to save his imploding presidency
3 years, 11 months ago

Trump’s desperate attempt to save his imploding presidency

CNN  

CNN — It was too little, too late, and may fail to save a presidency imploding at staggering speed under the weight of Donald Trump’s tragic flaws. “I think that video was done only because almost all his senior staff was about to resign, and impeachment is imminent,” a Trump adviser told CNN’s Jim Acosta. But former White House chief …

Should Biden prosecute Trump? Investigate him? A debate.
54 years, 11 months ago

Should Biden prosecute Trump? Investigate him? A debate.

Slate  

The 2020 Democratic National Convention has featured speaker after speaker describing President Donald Trump’s misdeeds. And so, it created a culture, I think, where the people who are now enacting illegal schemes on Trump’s behalf probably feel very little compunction about what this might mean for their future careers. But I do think that there should be a kind of …

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