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A former lawyer for Donald Trump is trying to wriggle out of a massive defamation suit by arguing that no reasonable person could believe her claims of election fraud -- but one legal expert told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that defense was dead on arrival.

Attorney Sidney Powell responded to the defamation complaint by insisting she had merely been sharing her opinion in multiple court filings, and argued that her claims were not meant to be taken seriously -- but Palm Beach state attorney Dave Aronberg said the Capitol insurrection disproved her defense.

The ex-wife of a top Trump Organization executive has spoken "multiple times" with investigators in Manhattan as part of the probe into the former president's business dealings.

Jennifer Weisselberg told NBC News she believes investigators are seeking evidence against her former father-in-law Allen Weisselberg -- the longtime chief financial officer for Donald Trump -- who prosecutors are reportedly trying to flip as a witness in the probe.

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough explained why Democrats should call Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's bluff on ending the filibuster.

McConnell warned that Republicans would grind Senate business to a halt if Democrats changed the 60-vote threshold on the legislative filibuster, but the "Morning Joe" host said the rule would soon come to a well-deserved end.

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough unloaded on "bigot" Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), who admitted he was unafraid of white insurrectionists but would have feared Black Lives Matter protesters.

The Wisconsin Republican later feigned surprise over the strongly negative reaction to his comments, but the "Morning Joe" host called out the racism and inaccuracy in Johnson's claims -- and his subsequent denials.

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough ripped former president Donald Trump for seeking credit for the coronavirus vaccine that he won't promote as safe and effective.

The twice-impeached one-term president has groused that he deserves credit for the rapidly developed vaccines -- one of which he quietly got himself before leaving office in January -- but the "Morning Joe" host called on him to encourage his supporters to get the shots that polls show they're reluctant to take.

Former president Donald Trump is embroiled in numerous lawsuits and criminal investigations since leaving the White House, and a legal analyst identified "the big iceberg in front of him."

NBC News reporter Tom Winter told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that Trump faces legal jeopardy in a number of cases -- which may be heating up in Manhattan, where district attorney Cy Vance Jr. has announced he won't seek another term, leading some to believe he'll wrap up his investigation before leaving office.

Former president Donald Trump hasn't formally announced another White House campaign, but one political insider believes a 2024 run is inevitable.

James VandeHei, the co-founder and CEO of Axios and former executive editor and co-founder of Politico, told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that he believes the twice-impeached one-term president won't remain content to stand on the sidelines due to his iron grip on the Republican Party.

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough blasted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for reopening his state despite the coronavirus pandemic that continues to ravage the nation.

The "Morning Joe" host suggested Abbott was lifting the mask mandate and other COVID-19 restrictions to distract from his disastrous handling of the winter storms last month that caused prolonged power outages, death and misery, and Scarborough said that recklessness and irresponsibility is a hallmark of Republican governance.

MSNBC's "Morning Joe" co-hosts ridiculed Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) for groveling to former president Donald Trump on television.

The South Carolina Republican told Fox News host Sean Hannity that the former president was "very nice" because "he's allowed me to be in his world," and co-host Willie Geist mocked Graham's obsequious praise.

Former president Donald Trump was ready to jump into Ohio's 2022 U.S. Senate race, and had to be talked out of making an endorsement more than a year away from the midterm elections.

The twice-impeached one-term president met with Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel last week at Mar-A-Lago, and she may have skirted bylaws against her involvement in primary campaigns by speaking positively of her good friend and Senate candidate Jane Timken, reported Axios.

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough and Kasie Hunt agreed it should have been impossible for law enforcement to be unaware of the threat posed by former president Donald Trump's supporters on Jan. 6 -- and said it was inexcusable that Republicans are uninterested in learning how that failure put their own lives in danger.

The "Morning Joe" host pointed to a column he wrote on Dec. 11 saying that Trump's GOP had turned into "a band of radicals who present the greatest risk to American democracy since the Civil War," bent on "either actively engaged in sedition against the United States or offering their silent support to a president furiously working to overturn an election."

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough took what sounded like a veiled shot at "The View" co-host Meghan McCain for bashing Dr. Anthony Fauci.

The conservative McCain has been drawing heat all week on social media for saying President Joe Biden should replace Fauci with someone who "understands science," saying the infectious disease expert's advice on masks had been "inconsistent and confusing," and it sounded as if the "Morning Joe" host joined the chorus of critics.

MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski ripped Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) for his failure of leadership during a deadly power outage in his home state.

The Texas Republican cut short his spur-of-the-moment vacation to Cancún last week under heavy criticism as winter weather left millions of his constituents without power, and he staged a photo opportunity over the weekend to demonstrate his concern for the crisis.