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Two former prosecutors explained that New York is accustomed to having high-profile people processed for indictments, but they've never dealt with a former president before.

Former President Donald Trump told his followers over the weekend that he would be arrested on Tuesday. The New York grand jury will hear at least one witness and possibly two witnesses, as well as any closing statements from the district attorney's office. Then they deliberate on whether to indict.

George Conway ripped Republicans for defending lifelong "criminal" Donald Trump against a looming indictment in New York.

The ex-president apparently expects to be charged in the Stormy Daniels hush money payoff, and the conservative attorney told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that he richly deserves it.

Donald Trump expects to be charged with criminal offenses in New York, and MSNBC's Joe Scarborough "would be shocked" if those are the only charges he faces.

The former president posted all-caps rants over the weekend suggesting that he will be indicted by the Manhattan district attorney's office over the hush-money scheme involving porn actress Stormy Daniels, but the "Morning Joe" host said Trump faced additional legal jeopardy.

Former President Donald Trump's latest attorney, Joe Tacopina, has been engaging in a media offensive amid the mounting signs that the former president will face indictment in New York over his $130,000 hush payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels.

But according to new reports, he could have a massive ethics issue in representing Trump — Daniels actually approached him first and asked him to represent her when the allegations were first made public.

Donald Trump posted another video attacking the Biden administration and the NATO alliance, and MSNBC's Joe Scarborough said he's sick of the former president's "hatred for America."

In his video, the former president called for an end to the war in Ukraine, denied that Russia was a threat to the U.S. and defined his domestic foes as "Marxists," at which point the "Morning Joe" host interrupted the video rant in exasperation.

MSNBC's Andrew Weissman believes Donald Trump almost certainly will face charges in New York for an alleged hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.

The former federal prosecutors told "Morning Joe" that Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg Jr. would not have empaneled a grand jury, called witnesses and presented evidence if he had no intention of indicting the former president, because the case appears strong enough that voters might hold him accountable if he lets Trump walk away unscathed.

Trump Media accepted two loans from a pair of Russia-linked entities as the fledgling tech company struggled to stay afloat, and a reporter revealed why investigators started probing the transactions as possible money laundering.

Federal prosecutors in New York have expanded a criminal inquiry of Donald Trump's business venture last year and began probing the loans totaling $8 million Paxum Bank and ES Family Trust, both of which appear to be controlled by the relative of a Vladimir Putin ally, and The Guardian's Hugo Lowell explained his reporting on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."

MSNBC's Donny Deutsch believes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis won't look as appealing to voters as some Republicans think.

The Florida Republican is widely seen as Donald Trump's strongest challenger for the GOP nomination, but the "Morning Joe" contributor said his personality flaws are just too glaring to win over voters outside the conservative base.

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski were visibly disgusted by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis boasting about sending migrants to Martha's Vineyard.

The Florida Republican visited Iowa over the weekend to promote his book -- and his presumptive 2024 presidential campaign -- and received a raucous response by regaling caucus-goers with his tale of flying migrants to the picturesque island, and the "Morning Joe" hosts were appalled.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) has been reluctant to boost the budget for the House Judiciary Committee's investigation into the alleged targeting of Republicans by the federal government, and some conservatives are starting to wonder why he has so far refused.

The Ohio Republican has been facing criticism from all sides after his public hearings have failed to generate bombshell findings, and some conservatives have pushed him to beef up the panel's $2 million budget and hire more full-time staffers, but Washington Post reporter Jacqueline Alemany told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that Jordan has notably hesitated.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) is delivering an investigation that conservatives wanted, but now he's facing heat because they failed to generate much sizzle.

Conservatives had hoped the hearings would demonstrate that Democrats had weaponized the federal government against them, but questions have been raised about the credibility of witnesses suggested by outside groups -- who are now criticizing Jordan because their testimony has fallen flat.

Many political analysts and armchair pundits on Twitter thought that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was going to be the first to drop charges against Donald Trump. That was when Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said: Hold my beer.

The New York Times reported on Thursday afternoon that the DA was close to making criminal charges against Trump that would include both state and federal charges.

House Republicans are launching an inquiry into the Jan. 6 committee, and MSNBC's Joe Scarborough called the move a "clown show."

The panel, which will include four Republicans and two Democrats, will be led by Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), who the select committee accused of leading suspicious U.S. Capitol tours in the days ahead of the riot, and the "Morning Joe" host lambasted GOP lawmakers.