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'They can't stand him!' Morning Joe rips 'cowardly' Lindsey Graham after new tapes show him trashing Trump in private

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough ripped Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) for privately criticizing Donald Trump and publicly defending his actions ahead of the Jan. 6 insurrection.

New recordings emerged of Graham predicting Americans would rally against Trumpism -- "we are better than this," he said -- but the "Morning Joe" host said the South Carolina Republican had proved over and over that he was not, in fact, better than that.

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Trump officials feared 'clowns' would replace them if they revealed White House chaos: Morning Joe

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough explained why Trump administration officials waited to reveal some of the former president's "out-of-control" behavior in books after leaving office, rather than sound the alarm at the time.

Former defense secretary Mark Esper was scheduled to appear Tuesday on "Morning Joe," where he was promoting his own book about his experience serving Donald Trump, and the host admitted some conflicting thoughts on the situation.

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Morning Joe warns Alito’s ‘extreme’ ruling ushering in legal chaos: ‘This is getting crazy quickly!’

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough ripped Justice Samuel Alito for drafting an opinion that would overturn abortion rights and potentially usher in legal chaos.

The "Morning Joe" host said evidence is mounting that conservatives close to the U.S. Supreme Court have been leaking details of the deliberations over an abortion rights case to preserve the 5-4 ruling, but he said Alito's poorly reasoned opinion would endanger other civil rights.

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Evidence that Supreme Court leak came from the right laid out by New York magazine columnist

Republicans have blamed the left for leaking a draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, but a New York Magazine columnist says the evidence points toward an abortion opponent on the right.

Jonathan Chait appeared Friday on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" to discuss his latest column, which theorizes that someone who wants the 5-4 decision banning abortion to stand, based on another leak a few days prior to Politico's bombshell report on Justice Samuel Alito's draft opinion.

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Morning Joe panelists shred Mark Esper for holding back proof Trump was 'unstable'

Panelists on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" bashed former secretary of defense Mark Esper for holding back evidence of Donald Trump's mental instability until publishing a book.

The former defense secretary revealed that Trump wanted the military to shoot protesters after the police murder of George Floyd and pondered missile strikes on drug labs in Mexico, saying he believed the former president was unfit for public office.

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Morning Joe rips GOP 'freaks' in profane rant: 'What lies ahead if Trumpists keep winning?'

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough called on Democrats to show how far out of the mainstream their Republican rivals have fallen since former President Donald Trump took over the party.

President Joe Biden has described the "MAGA crowd" as the "most extreme political organization" in recent U.S. history, and the "Morning Joe" host encouraged Democrats to keep pushing that message into the midterm elections.

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MSNBC’s Mika busts Republicans for pointing fingers over SCOTUS leak — when they probably know who did it

Republicans are blaming the "far left" for the leak of a draft opinion striking down Roe v. Wade, but MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski thinks they already know who did it.

Washington is consumed with speculation about the leak, but the "Morning Joe" co-host said the intrigue is distracting from the likelihood that women and girls will lose a longstanding right to potentially life-saving medical care if the 5-4 ruling stands -- and she ripped "old white guys" like Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for taking the focus away from that.

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'It's not about the leak!' Morning Joe shuts down right-wing spin over SCOTUS abortion draft

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough isn't buying the Republican spin that a left-leaning justice or clerk leaked a draft opinion showing the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to overturn the Roe v. Wade ruling.

Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and others have all suggested the leak came from someone who was unhappy with the pending ruling -- and called for a criminal investigation of the matter -- but the "Morning Joe" host thinks it's just as likely the revelation came from someone who wants to lock in the 5-4 vote.

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'These are troubling times': Morning Joe unloads on 'radical and dangerous' GOP moves to distort Supreme Court

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough hammered away at the U.S. Supreme Court's legitimacy after a leaked draft ruling shows a majority is prepared to strike down Roe v. Wade after Republicans allowed Donald Trump to pack the court.

Four of the five justices voting with the majority were appointed by presidents who lost the popular vote, while one of them took a seat that had belonged to Barack Obama's nominee and another was rushed in the final weeks before the 2020 election.

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Legal expert reveals two reasons why conservatives might have leaked Roe draft -- not the court's 'outraged liberals'

A draft ruling leaked that appears to show the U.S. Supreme Court will strike down Roe v. Wade, and a legal expert examined why someone would have made the exceedingly rare move to reveal the court's inner workings on a matter of such importance.

Barbara McQuade, a former U.S. attorney and MSNBC legal analyst, told "Morning Joe" that there were several possibilities that might have motivated the leaker, and she cautioned against assuming it could have come from someone who disagreed with the majority opinion drafted by Justice Samuel Alito.

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'Illegitimate’: Morning Joe unloads on Supreme Court taking away rights after being appointed by unpopular presidents

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough condemned the U.S. Supreme Court as illegitimate after a leaked draft shows a majority is prepared to strike down the longstanding Roe v. Wade ruling.

The landmark abortion rights case has long been a subject of conservative ire, but each of the five justices who would be voting with the majority had assured the Senate Judiciary Committee they considered Roe to be settled law before their confirmation, and the "Morning Joe" host said the pending ruling would undermine the court's authority.

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Trump doc Ronny Jackson swears he doesn't know Oath Keepers who offered him security during the Jan. 6 attack

Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) was one of the far-right Republicans whose information cited by Oath Keepers under investigation by the Justice Department for their alleged roles in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Monday, the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack sent letters to Jackson along with Reps. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Paul Gosar (R-AZ) and Mo Brooks (R-AL). The letter asks for information that could help the probe into "the facts, circumstances, and causes of the January 6th attack."

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'Crazy doesn't pay': Morning Joe explains why Republicans have 'lost ground' heading into midterms

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough pointed to new polling that shows Republicans are losing their advantage in this year's midterm election.

A new survey shows that Republicans have lost a seven-point lead since February in a generic congressional race matchup with Democrats, who now have a one-point lead, and the "Morning Joe" host said the GOP's extremism is turning away voters.

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