MSNBC

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough offered some free legal advice to Donald Trump after the Department of Justice found the top-secret documents he took home from the White House.

The former president's attorney Alina Habba admitted on Fox News that Trump "frequently" had guests in the office where he stored some of the classified materials he had refused to return to the government, and the "Morning Joe" host said the former president was being undermined by his own legal team.

Former President Donald Trump has asked one of the judges he appointed to assign a special master to sort through some of the classified documents he stashed at Mar-A-Lago, but a Florida prosecutor said there's no fair review that would satisfy the former president's supporters.

The Department of Justice has argued that a special master isn't necessary, because investigators had already filtered documents that might be covered by executive or attorney-client privilege, but District Court Judge Aileen Cannon will decide Thursday whether to grant Trump's request -- which experts say would delay but not derail the investigation.

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough mocked Donald Trump's "desperate" attempts to explain away his mishandling of classified materials.

The former president previously claimed the FBI planted those documents at Mar-A-Lago, but he admitted Wednesday that he stored them in cartons at the private resort in his response to a 40-page filing that included a photo of top-secret materials arranged on the floor to catalog the evidence they seized.

MSNBC's John Heilemann colorfully described Donald Trump's anxious behavior ahead of a Department of Justice filing that laid waste to his legal defense in the Mar-A-Lago search.

The 40-page filing argues that Trump has no standing to claim any relief for classified materials seized by FBI agents because the documents belong to the National Archives, and not him, and prosecutors showed evidence that he and his attorneys obstructed the investigation -- and the "Morning Joe" analyst said the former president was clearly panicked.

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough said those closest to Donald Trump know how much trouble he's in for stashing classified documents at Mar-A-Lago and refusing to turn them over to the Department of Justice.

The FBI searched the former president's private resort earlier this month, and Republican lawmakers immediately went on the defense, but the "Morning Joe" host pointed out that Trump's inner circle cautioned them to tread lightly until more facts came out about what he was actually accused of doing.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The newly unsealed Department of Justice affidavit shows investigators relied on evidence from multiple sources to justify their search of Mar-A-Lago.

MSNBC's Joyce Vance said the heavily redacted document, which the FBI used to obtain their search warrant for Donald Trump's private resort, revealed their concerns that witnesses could face threats as part of an effort to obstruct their investigation of classified documents improperly removed from the White House.

A pair of former prosecutors mocked Donald Trump's efforts to defend himself in the face of an FBI search of his Mar-A-Lago home.

The Department of Justice executed a search warrant two and a half weeks ago at his Florida residence seeking classified documents the National Archives had been seeking under the Presidential Records Act, and MSNBC's Claire McCaskill said the former president had repeatedly wrecked his own defense.