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'Who else did Trump call?' Morning Joe panel ponders source of bombshell leak about call to Arizona governor

Donald Trump reportedly pressured Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state, and panelists on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" questioned the timing of that revelation.

The ex-president attacked Ducey for accepting Joe Biden's win, and a video shows the governor ignoring what appears to be a call from Trump -- his phone plays a "Hail to the Chief" ringtone in the clip -- as he signs the certification papers, and former White House official Jennifer Palimieri speculated about the sourcing for the new reporting.

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Trump forced Lindsey Graham to endure 'ritual humiliation': Morning Joe panel

Panelists on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" mocked Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) for enduring "ritualistic humiliation" by Donald Trump at a campaign rally.

The South Carolina Republican was booed by Trump supporters at a rally in his home state, and the former president offered a tepid defense of Graham by saying he helped draw "liberal" support for his re-election and promised to "get him straight," an apparent allusion to rumors the senator is gay.

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Donald Trump will not be acquitted in Florida: former Watergate prosecutor

Former Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks and historian Michael Beschloss reminisced, comparing Donald Trump's behavior and legal woes to that of former President Richard Nixon.

"If Jill and her colleagues on the Watergate special prosecution force had gotten to indict Nixon as they wanted to do, and Ford had not pardoned him 30 days after Nixon left office, Nixon might at least have gone to the brink of a trial and then fingerprinted, been indicted, seen going into court," said Bechloss. "Maybe the trial might have begun. If that had happened, if Nixon had been that close to prison, as I think Jill and I agree he would have been, in such a circumstance, Donald Trump might not have been so reckless about breaking the law as president and as an ex-president."

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'Thin-skinned' John Roberts mocked by columnist for 'dishonest' ruling that ignored a word in the statute

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts added his name to the concurring decision to bring down President Joe Biden's student loan repayment program. But among the things that were ignored in their decision was a small word that the justices unilaterally decided wasn't in the law because it could make their decision invalid.

This is how the dissenting justices described it in their opinion.

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Valet Walt Nauta can't find a lawyer because team Trump wants someone they can control: ex-prosecutor

Former federal prosecutor and current defense attorney Tim Jansen wonders if the delay in finding a Florida lawyer for valet Walt Nauta is Donald Trump himself.

While some legal analysts have suggested it's all about finding new ways to delay, Jansen said that he thinks Trump might want to control the lawyer or Nauta and a normal lawyer represents their client's interest.

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Rudy Giuliani meeting with special counsel is another 'ominous sign' for Trump: Former impeachment lawyer

It was reported over the weekend that former President Donald Trump deployed similar pressure on Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) as he did with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

Former impeachment lawyer Norm Eisen told CNN he isn't shocked by it since the world has heard the tape of Trump doing the same to the Georgia officials. He also thinks that special counsel Jack Smith will look into it if he hasn't already.

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Republican presidential candidate tells Newsmax: Trump is 'going to jail for a long time'

In a panel discussion on Newsmax, former Cranston, R.I., Mayor Steve Laffey, one of the first GOP presidential candidates to announce a 2024 bid, let loose on former President Donald Trump.

The discussion was about Trump's recording, in which he says he didn't declassify a set of documents he had and was showing to others. It made it clear that he understood he didn't declassify the information and that he "should" have before leaving the presidency.

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Baltimore police confirm two shooters remain loose after deadly block party shooting

In a briefing to the press on Sunday afternoon, Baltimore City Police Commissioner Richard Worley confirmed that they believe there were two shooters involved in the mass shooting that left at least two dead. Another 14 people under 18 years old and at least 15 adults were also injured with gunshots.

While the police gave a recap of what is known thus far, they also issued a plea to the public for doorbell cameras or other possible footage that could help with their investigation.

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'More stupid stuff': Ted Lieu shoots down Marjorie Taylor Greene's plan to 'expunge' Trump's impeachment

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is using her latest term to focus on grievance-based policies like an impeachment effort for President Joe Biden. But her latest idea is to have former President Donald Trump's two impeachments expunged. There's no process for such a move, nor has anything ever been attempted in the past.

Her colleague, Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA), called the idea simply "stupid."

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SCOTUS inviting conservatives to 'test new legal theories' with long-shot lawsuits: legal analyst

The U.S. Supreme Court's latest rulings are an open invitation to conservatives to file seemingly frivolous lawsuits to advance their shared right-wing agenda, according to CNN legal analyst Steve Vladeck.

The court ruled in favor of a Christian web developer who wished to discriminate against same-sex couples and struck down President Joe Biden's student debt relief, one day after restricting affirmative action in college admissions, and Vladeck said their decisions would embolden other conservatives.

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'As bad as it gets': Morning Joe panel predicts 'no happy ending for Donald Trump'

A veteran campaign operative has been questioned multiple times by special counsel Jack Smith's team in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, and MSNBC's Joe Scarborough said the former president's situation has gone from bad to worse.

Senior campaign official Susie Wiles was allegedly shown a classified map by Trump at his Bedminster golf club after he left office, according to a source familiar with the matter, and former White House director of communications Jennifer Palmieri told "Morning Joe" that was a significant development.

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'Panic among never-Trump Republicans' that GOP voters will pick 2020 loser again: MSNBC's Lemire

The conservative Koch network is raising tens of millions of dollars to help sink Donald Trump's re-election campaign, and MSNBC's Jonathan Lemire said that betrayed a sense of "panic" amongst the former president's Republican opponents.

Right-wing billionaire Charles Koch has collected more than $70 million to fund GOP races in next year's election cycle, and his Americans for Prosperity Action has pledged to back a single candidate in the GOP presidential primary for the first time ever, and while the group has not yet chosen a contender it has already launched digital ads warning that Trump cannot be the nominee.

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Maddow hails Biden's ability to stay out of the gutter despite GOP authoritarian fear

MSNBC hosts Rachel Maddow and Joy Ann Reid appeared on "Deadline White House" Thursday following an interview with President Joe Biden.

In the analysis after the interview, host Nicolle Wallace marveled at Biden's willingness to keep calm and carry on when it comes to democracy and the American people. It is the kind of faith that the hosts all argued they're not sure they share.

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