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Mary Trump: My uncle knew J6 rioters would 'escort' him because he's too much of a 'physical coward' to go into a riot

On MSNBC Wednesday, Mary Trump argued that the only way former President Donald Trump's actions on January 6 make sense is if he understood that the far-right groups attacking the U.S. Capitol would "escort" him safely into the building to do whatever he wanted.

This comes after former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson testified that the former president demanded his supporters be allowed to approach the Capitol even knowing they were armed, and attacked his own security detail when they wouldn't take him to the Capitol to join them.

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Morning Joe mocks Trump for 'sweating and blubbering' toward another defeat in Georgia grand jury probe

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough on Wednesday mocked Donald Trump's repeated and catastrophic failures in Georgia.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and key members of Trump's legal team, including Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman, have been subpoenaed by a special grand jury investigating efforts to overturn his election loss in the state, which the "Morning Joe" host said was yet another stunning loss there for the former president.

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Highland Park shooter 'part of a new wave of terror' that advanced 'well past Donald Trump': extremism expert

The alleged gunman in the Highland Park massacre was photographed at Donald Trump rallies, but an expert on online extremism said he's part of a "new wave of terror" that doesn't appear to have a specific political motivation.

Robert "Bobby" Crimo III was taken into custody hours after the shooting that killed six people and wounded 38 others at an Illinois parade on the Fourth of July, and NBC News correspondent Ben Collins told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" what he had learned about the person of interest in the massacre.

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Here's what to expect when Jan. 6 hearings resume

The House Select Committee held a surprise hearing this week to reveal testimony from former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, and the panel will hold at least two more next month that will cover key issues tying Donald Trump to the insurrection.

The panel had planned to wrap up its public hearing schedule by the end of June, but newly received evidence forced them to reschedule those for this month, after Congress returns from its Fourth of July recess, and Guardian reporter Hugo Lowell told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" what viewers can expect.

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Legal expert: Hutchinson testimony puts Meadows and Cipollone 'in the crosshairs'

A former U.S. Attorney explained how Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony before the House Select Committee had advanced the possible criminal case against Donald Trump.

The former White House aide testified that Trump knew his supporters were armed and wanted to march with them to the U.S. Capitol, and that he agreed with their threats to hang Vice President Mike Pence, and former federal prosecutor Harry Litman reacted to those revelations on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."

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'He's a Trump acolyte': Reporter shreds Secret Service agent's credibility in face of denials about SUV incident

A reporter who has written a book on the Secret Service shredded the credibility of a former agent who has pushed back against Cassidy Hutchinson's bombshell testimony.

The former White House aide testified that Tony Ornato, who moved from the Secret Service to deputy chief of staff, told her that Donald Trump became irate when his security detail would not take him to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and lunged for the steering wheel of his armored SUV and physically attacked his lead agent, and Washington Post reporter Carol Leonnig poured cold water on his denials.

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Cassidy Hutchinson 'put fingerprints on everyone in the White House' in bombshell testimony: reporter

Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony has moved the Jan. 6 investigation forward in important ways, according to a reporter who has been covering the insurrection.

The former aide to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows testified this week that her boss was disengaged as Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, and Donald Trump was enraged that he couldn't join them,

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Trump wanted to see Mike Pence and members of Congress ‘killed or taken hostage’: presidential historian

New testimony shows former President Donald Trump directed his supporters to the U.S. Capitol to attempt a violent coup, according to a presidential historian.

Historian Michael Beschloss told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson had revealed shocking evidence that the former president was risking "mass assassinations" of Vice President Mike Pence and Congress members in his attempt to violently overturn his election loss on Jan. 6, 2021.

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Morning Joe offers profane advice to longtime ‘buddy’ Mark Meadows

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough offered some profane advice to his longtime friend Mark Meadows after devastating testimony from his former White House aide.

Cassidy Hutchinson, the former aide to Meadows when he was White House chief of staff, told the House select committee that her boss was unwilling to do anything to challenge Donald Trump's efforts to direct a knowingly armed mob toward the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and she also said he was deeply involved in efforts to overturn the presidential election results.

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'Off-the-charts bonkers': MSNBC's John Heilemann tries to make sense of 'craziest' testimony ever about a president

MSNBC's John Heilemann tried to make sense of the "off-the-charts bonkers" testimony about Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his election loss.

Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, testified that Trump knew his supporters were armed on Jan. 6, 2021, and still sent them to the U.S. Capitol.

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Jan. 6 hearing secrecy due to ‘massive security threats’ related to Marjorie Taylor Greene: WaPo reporter

A former White House staffer will testify before a House select committee hearing that was not announced until the day before for security reasons that may be related to one of the Republican lawmakers she implicated in the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to Donald Trump's former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, will testify Tuesday before the panel about efforts to overturn the former president's election loss, but her previous testimony -- which was recorded on video and shown in previous hearings -- about a specific GOP lawmaker necessitated the secrecy, Washington Post reporter Jacqueline Alemany told MSNBC's "Morning Joe."

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‘Trump hates this’: Morning Joe says abortion ruling could kill his 2024 chances before campaign begins

Former President Donald Trump is privately worried that last week's U.S. Supreme Court ruling on abortion rights will smother his 2024 campaign before it's even officially announced, according to MSNBC's Joe Scarborough.

A majority of Americans oppose the loss of abortion rights protections in place for nearly 50 years under the ruling in Roe v. Wade, but the court Trump built struck down those rights in last week's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson -- and the "Morning Joe" host said the former president fears voters will punish him and the Republican Party.

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'This is big': Former senator explains why Jan. 6 committee might have scheduled a last-minute hearing

The House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Congress revealed that they are holding an unexpected hearing on Tuesday at 1 p.m. EST. According to former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), this isn't normal and it likely means there's something significant happening.

"They've done a very good job exceeding expectations so I don't think they'll want to upset that track record," she began speaking to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace on Monday. "So, you have to assume this is big because I will tell you one thing I know for sure having spent a lot of time in Washington, D.C., members of Congress don't show up three days before the Fourth of July weekend for just anything."

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