Today, justice has been served.

Today we prove that no one is above the law.

No matter how rich, powerful, or politically connected you are,

everyone must play by the same rules.

This decision is a massive victory for every American

who believes in that simple but fundamental pillar

of our democracy that the rule of law applies to all of us equally fairly and justly.

That was New York Attorney General Leticia James speaking Friday after the financially devastating civil fraud ruling against Donald Trump.

We'll explain that judgment and what it means for Trump's finances.

Also ahead will bring you the latest fallout following the death of Alexei Navalny as Russia cracks

down on any show of support for the now deceased opposition leader.

Plus, the Israeli government is rejecting any recognition

of a potential Palestinian state,

while its forces move forward with an offensive near the city of Raffa, the last refuge for

Palestinians in Gaza will go through all of those major developments out of the

Middle East. Good morning and welcome to Morning Joe.

It is Monday, February 19th, President's Day.

I'm Jonathan Lemir, along with US Special Correspondent for BBC News, Katik,

we're in for Joe Mika and Will on this holiday and with us here in Washington

we have former US attorney and MS NBC contributor Chuck Rosenberg as well as

columnist and associate editor for the Washington Post, David Ignatius.

And Chuck, we'll come to you in a moment about all of these legal developments.

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