You may remember I was running for office at the time, but you all may remember it, that I had a big fight

with the former president and maybe future president. Bless me father. Anyway, no, all

all kidding aside. I can honestly say, I have never been more optimistic about America's future than I am today.

I mean that's a day.

I mean that sincerely.

And I've been around a few years.

Like 400.

President Biden brought some jokes with him alongside a budget proposal while he was in Philadelphia

yesterday, but his plan has little chance of passing the Republican-controlled House, making

this more about campaign messaging than the actual numbers. Meanwhile, there are significant developments

this morning out of the Manhattan DA's office that signal criminal charges could be coming for Donald Trump.

We'll get into the details of why. Also, I had a lackluster debut for the subcommittee on so-called weaponization of the federal government,

has some Republicans frustrated now with Congressman Jim Jordan and his game plan.

We'll be joined by the reporter of that piece for The Washington Post in just a minute. Good morning. Welcome to Morning Joe. It is Friday,

March 10th. With us. We have the host of way too early White House Bureau Chief of Politico,

Jonathan Lemire, Pulitzer Prize, Wynton, and columnist of the Washington Post, Eugene Robinson,

and U.S. Special Correspondent

for BBC News, the great Caddy Kay. Good morning to you all. As I mentioned, we're going to begin

with the New York Times report that the Manhattan District Attorney's Office has signaled to

attorneys for former President Donald Trump. He could face criminal charges. The paper cites four people with knowledge of the matter.

It all stems from the investigation by Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's office into Trump's role in the payment of

hush money to adult film actress Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election.

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