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Morning Joe wonders how Trump will survive criminal counts: 'Surprised the guy is even still walking'

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough wondered how Donald Trump would survive the criminal charges that could land him in prison for the rest of his life and the lawsuits posing an existential threat to his family business.

The twice-impeached former president faces 91 criminal counts in four jurisdictions and a New York judge found him liable for fraud this week, plunging the Trump Organization into receivership and eventual dissolution, and the "Morning Joe" host said those challenges clearly plagued his state of mind.

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'What was going on?' MSNBC's Mika hammers Chris Christie over GOP debate failures

MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski grilled Chris Christie over the failure of Donald Trump's rivals to call out the former president's escalating threats of violence and ongoing legal difficulties.

The former president was found liable for fraud this week, in which he also called for the execution of Gen. Mark Milley, and the "Morning Joe" co-host asked Christie why those topics didn't come up during the second Republican presidential debate, which Trump skipped.

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Morning Joe panel dumps on GOP lawmaker's 'pathetic' meltdown over Biden impeachment evidence

Panelists on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" mocked Rep. Jason Smith's (R-MO) meltdown when pressed by a reporter to explain why a message from Hunter Biden to a business association implicated his father in "corruption and misconduct."

The Missouri Republican highlighted the June 2017 WhatsApp message as evidence of political influence peddling, but he was unable to explain how Joe Biden could have done that when he was not in politics or an elected official at the time when put on the spot by NBC News reporter Ryan Nobles.

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'Absolute insanity': Morning Joe appalled by GOP debate silence on Trump's calls for executing foes

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough called out the Republican presidential candidates who failed to address Donald Trump's social media threats and legal troubles.

The former president -- and current GOP frontrunner -- did not take part in Wednesday night's debate, and the "Morning Joe" host questioned why his would-be rivals did not mention his death threat against Gen. Mark Milley or this week's ruling finding Trump and his sons liable for fraud.

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Cassidy Hutchinson: 'I live with the guilt of being complicit' in Jan. 6

Cassidy Hutchinson admitted that she feels tremendous guilt for the actions she took -- and didn't take -- leading up to the Jan. 6 insurrection.

The former White House staffer eventually served as a key witness in the House Select Committee investigation and then wrote a new book, "Enough," about her experience as the chief aide to Donald Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows, and she told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that she wishes she had done more to push back on the former president's claims about his election loss.

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Morning Joe rips ongoing media failures in Trump coverage

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough called out the ongoing failures in media coverage of Donald Trump as he seeks re-election after being criminally charged in two jurisdictions for his efforts to overturn his loss in 2020.

The twice-impeached former president has been indicted four times on 91 criminal counts, openly threatened violence against his enemies and warned that he would use his government powers against anyone who opposed him, and the "Morning Joe" host said his conduct was so outrageous that it was almost impossible to accurately describe.

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'Danger lurks around the corner': Judge's ruling in fraud case 'could end it all' for Trump Organization

A New York judge imposed a "corporate death penalty" on the Trump Organization after finding the former president and his sons liable for fraud.

Judge Arthur Engoron issued a ruling in the civil lawsuit brought by New York attorney general Letitia James that found Trump and his company had deceived banks and insurers by massively inflating his assets and net worth to make deals and secure loans, and New York Times investigative reporter Russ Buettner told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" the former president's business will be dissolved when the dust finally settles.

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'Terribly confused' Trump's rant about whales could be sign of cognitive decline: Morning Joe

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough said Donald Trump was vulnerable to the same line of attack that he has launched against President Joe Biden.

The former president gave a rambling speech Monday in South Carolina, where he claimed that windmills were "driving whales a little batty" and appeared to confuse Jeb Bush with George W. Bush, and the "Morning Joe" host wondered aloud whether the former president was experiencing cognitive decline.

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'Cruel, sick and corrupt': Morning Joe and Mika heap scorn on GOP frontrunner Trump

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski highlighted Donald Trump's personal shortcomings Friday – and encouraged President Joe Biden to make those failings a central focus of his campaign.

A new poll shows Trump opening up a nine-point lead in a matchup against the president, and the "Morning Joe" co-hosts called on Biden and his team to attack the twice-impeached, four-time-indicted ex-president and point out his troubling behavior, such as his insulting remarks about a severely wounded veteran.

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'This guy is deranged': MSNBC's Charlie Sykes highlights contrast between 'old' Biden and 'crazy' Trump

MSNBC's Charlie Sykes offered a 2024 election contrast that addressed voter concerns about President Joe Biden's age.

New polling shows 74 percent of adults believe Biden is too old, who would be 82 at the start of a second term while Trump would be 78. Sykes told "Morning Joe" that the current president should highlight his own mental fitness for the job in comparison to the former president, who's facing four indictments and regularly melts down on social media.

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Giuliani groping allegations latest example of 'sick culture' surrounding Trump: Morning Joe

Rudy Giuliani allegedly groped a White House aide shortly before Donald Trump spoke on Jan. 6, and MSNBC's Joe Scarborough listed that as just the latest example of the "sick culture" the former president promotes around him.

Cassidy Hutchinson, the former aide to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, claims in her new book that Giuliani ran his "frozen fingers" up her skirt to her thigh, and she says Trump legal adviser watched with a "leering grin," and the "Morning Joe" host found the allegations disgusting and wholly unsurprising.

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Morning Joe hearing whispers from conservatives that Trump 'just too old' to run for president

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough suggested that whispers are growing louder about a serious concern over Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

The Wall Street Journal challenged the former president to take part in the second Republican debate, and the "Morning Joe" host said the op-ed gestured toward the elephant in the room that Republicans seem to be ignoring about Trump's 2024 candidacy.

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GOP will turn Garland hearing into a circus that will be 'all about making noise': George Conway

Attorney general Merrick Garland will appear before the House Judiciary Committee, where he is expected to push back against Republican complaints about political bias.

Garland will face off against Republican lawmakers who are angry that he hasn't gone hard enough against Hunter Biden and Democrats who believe the Department of Justice has gone too easy on Donald Trump, and conservative attorney George Conway told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" the attorney general was in a tough spot.

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