Top Stories Daily Listen Now
RawStory

Featured Video

‘He’s spreading QAnon conspiracies!’ Morning Joe says Trump instantly proved Biden correct on GOP extremism

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough said Donald Trump proved President Joe Biden correct on Republican extremism.

The current president has in recent days called out Republican extremism, which he described as "semi-fascism," and the "Morning Joe" host pointed out that the former president was spreading violent conspiracy theories the same day that Biden condemned GOP attacks on law enforcement.

Keep reading... Show less

'Trump is one with the fringe and crazy': Nicolle Wallace unloads on latest Truth Social rants

Donald Trump's social media website has been authorizing QAnon fanatics, but now Trump insiders on the site have taken the next step to promoting the QAnon world of conspiracy theories.

Speaking about the shocking morning of memes that Trump reposted, MSNBC reporter Ben Collins explained that Trump shared a meme referring to "The Storm," a QAnon conspiracy that says the so-called "deep state," Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden will be "rounded up and executed in public."

Keep reading... Show less

Even if there were attorney/client documents it still doesn’t mean Trump can steal government docs: legal expert

The world is awaiting the Justice Department's filing in response to Donald Trump's demand for a court-appointed person to sift through all of the documents the FBI took as part of a search warrant.

Speaking to MSNBC about the impending filing, David Laufman, former chief of the Department of Justice counterintelligence section, and Neal Katyal, former acting Solicitor General, both explained that the idea of a special master, in this case, is a little absurd given that the documents have already been sorted.

Keep reading... Show less

GOP starting to distance from Trump — but ‘it’s too late to cut the cord’ before midterms: MSNBC’s Heilemann

Republicans seem to be backing away from former President Donald Trump as his legal scandals continue to mount, but MSNBC's John Heilemann said it may be too late to prevent the former president from dooming their chances in November's midterm elections.

The GOP had expected to regain congressional majorities, but a series of political wins for President Joe Biden and the Democrats, compounded with grave concerns about Trump's handling of classified materials and his role in Jan. 6, are making Republicans jittery, but the "Morning Joe" analyst said they may be stuck with him.

Keep reading... Show less

Morning Joe shreds Republicans for threatening civil war despite culture war victories

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough scorched Republicans for threatening civil war despite winning the biggest battles in the culture war.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) warned of "riots in the streets" if Donald Trump faced prosecution for absconding to Mar-A-Lago with classified documents or inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection, and the "Morning Joe" host pointed out the GOP was turning to violent rhetoric as voters turned against their policies and politicians.

Keep reading... Show less

Lawrence O'Donnell compares Lindsey Graham with a traitorous Nazi sympathizer

MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell began his Monday show with a brutal accusation for Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC). Over the weekend, Graham made the accusation that if his "friend" is charged for the crimes he is accused of committing there will be "riots." Graham didn't discourage it, nor did he condemn it.

Commentators have spent the day comparing Graham's statements to being akin to saying "it would be a shame if riots broke out." As Vanity Fair explained, he and Trump are all but calling for violence.

Keep reading... Show less

'Do you choose violence, chaos, cruelty, conspiracy:' Ex-Republicans sound the alarm on stopping Trumpism in November

Lincoln Project co-founder Rick Wilson appeared on MSNBC's "Deadline White House" with Nicolle Wallace Monday to talk about the group's latest ad that highlights the ways in which the Republican Party was once opposed to so-called "big government" and the "nanny state" legislating the personal behaviors of Americans.

Wallace, who served in George W. Bush's White House, has abandoned the GOP since Trump took over the GOP. Wilson similarly did the same, forming the super PAC with a group of so-called "Never Trumpers," who continue to support moderate candidates.

Keep reading... Show less

One thing you want to pay is your host service: MSNBC reporter warns Trump's Truth Social to pay his bills

There's a growing concern about whether Truth Social will continue to exist as the company reportedly continues to refuse to pay their more than $1 million bill for a hosting service.

Speaking about the unpaid bills on MSNBC was reporter Ben Collins, who explained that there are a lot of things a website can dodge paying if there are money problems. CEO Devin Nunes would be one of those that the company could refuse to pay and the site would continue. But if they don't pay for its web hosting, they're about to go down.

Keep reading... Show less

Why Biden's 'MAGA philosophy is semi-fascist' isn't the same as Clinton's 'basket of deplorables'

Atlantic editor Ron Brownstein joined former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-FL) in discussing the dramatic evolution from a few fringe conservatives being violent to it being a dominant force in the Republican Party.

Behind closed doors, President Joe Biden said that MAGA Republicans have gone semi-fascist in their philosophy. The level of lawlessness seen by MAGA Republicans has included the insurrection and violent attack on the U.S. Capitol, the attempt to overthrow the government and 2020 election, voter fraud, a kidnapping attempt, bombing plots, assassination threats, slaying of an anti-racist protester in Charlottesville, two attacks on state FBI headquarters, threats against the National Archives, threats against IRS agents and threats against judges, reporters, FBI agents and a slew of elected officials.

Keep reading... Show less

This key affidavit detail indicates the DOJ has one source very close to Trump: reporter

One key detail in the Department of Justice affidavit offers some clues about who tipped off investigators to the top-secret materials former President Donald Trump Donald Trump was hoarding at Mar-A-Lago.

The Guardian's Hugo Lowell noticed a reference to an obscure area at Trump's private resort, and he told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that suggested sources who are extremely close to the former president were cooperating with the investigation.

Keep reading... Show less

Morning Joe serves notice to Trump supporters what will happen to them if they riot over an arrest

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough called out Republican hypocrisy on rioting after Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) floated the possibility of mass violence if Donald Trump was indicted.

The Department of Justice is investigating Trump's handling of classified documents after leaving the White House, and "Morning Joe" host spent much of Monday's program bashing Graham for suggesting rioting would be warranted if the former president faced prosecution.

Keep reading... Show less

Morning Joe slams Lindsey Graham for threatening ‘riots in the street’ to protect Trump from indictment

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough pummeled Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) for threatening "riots in the streets" if Donald Trump is indicted for taking classified documents to Mar-A-Lago and refusing to return them to the National Archives.

The FBI executed a lawful search warrant on the twice-impeached former president's private resort and seized boxes full of top-secret materials, and the "Morning Joe" host ripped Graham and other Republican lawmakers who went on TV over the weekend to defend Trump's actions -- and suggest that he be held above the law or else.

Keep reading... Show less

Retired intel expert explains how Trump taking top secret docs hurts America

Retired CIA counter-terrorism chief Douglas London warned that it's still not even known the extent to which Donald Trump taking documents from the White House has impacted the world. There are some items included in the docs that can't even be reported in court without redactions because they're top secret.

"There is classified information for reason," London explained. "The controls on those documents are meant to protect the way it is collected, more than the information itself. And, clearly, from the affidavit we've seen released, it was human information, meaning it was information from human sources. That means that the clues that might be in the intelligence or classified pieces of information that the president took with him to Mar-a-Lago provide clues and pointers that adversaries might use to identify the means of that information getting out. It's serious business. But really, we don't even know how the depth of it. We've talked a lot and heard a lot about the searing formation but we don't know with the names of those programs were because they were so sensitive. The names themselves are classified."

Keep reading... Show less