Good morning and welcome to morning, Joe. It is Tuesday, October 4th. A lot to cover this morning,

major developments out of Ukraine, sweeping new gains for Kiev as the Ukrainian military forces Russia

to retreat from areas Vladimir Putin claims to have and next. Also, new revelations on the Trump documents case.

Did the former president try to get one of his lawyers to make a false claim to prosecutors

that all of the government documents had been returned?

We'll have the latest reporting on that.

And the most high-profile trial yet connected to the capital attack

as the Justice Department accuses the far-right militia group, the oathkeepers of plotting

an armed rebellion to keep Donald Trump in power. We'll go live to the federal courthouse in Washington,

D.C., where testimony begins today.

And Liz Cheney steps up again this time speaking out against Trump's recent attack on Mitch McConnell

and McConnell's wife, calling Trump's remarks about Elaine Chow, quote, absolutely despicable and racist.

And we'll have the latest update on a growing scandal.

That's one elected Republican.

That's actually, Willie, that's one Republican that's spoken out.

Exactly.

Against Donald Trump attacking the Senate majority leader with violent rhetoric and making racist statements about his wife.

I don't really, not a lot of other Republicans elected Republicans who've done that.

I guess we can't be shocked anymore, but it is shocking. It still is shocking.

It should be.

That the leader of the United States Senate and the Republican Party had a, quote, death wish

placed on him by the former president of the United States. His wife was attacked with racist

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