Good morning and welcome to morning, Joe. It is Wednesday, March 29th. We have a lot to get to

this hour, including a major development in the investigation into former President Donald

Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.

A federal judge has ordered Mike Pence to give testimony.

Meanwhile, former Trump ally Chris Christie appears to be willing to play the anti-Trump role

if he gets into the 2024 race.

We'll have more on that new reporting.

And we're still on so-called indictment watch

since the president announced the former president that he was going to be arrested. But we'll

have the latest on the Manhattan grand jury's investigation into the hush money payments to a

porn star, plus an update on the continuing protests in Israel. And what President Biden is

saying about meeting with the country's leader, along with Joe, Willie and me. We have the host of

way too early White House beer chief at Politico. Jonathan Lemire just ran over from his set.

How does he do that? Yeah, I know. The set of his show. And member of the New York Times editorial board, Marguer, is with us. Also with us this morning, presidential historian John Meacham. Very good. Thank you. So tomorrow, opening day tomorrow, guys. It is. The Yankees got the Giants which I kind of like I like

that a lot cross-country interleague game to start the season kind of a fun three-game series

right the Yankees will be starting a 21-year-old shortstop by the name of Anthony Volpe a kid

from New Jersey who grew up a Yankee fan was drafted by the Yankees was supposed to go to Vanderbilt

but he was so good he stayed in the pros and now as a 21-year-old gets the starting nod at shortstop. A couple of our pictures on the DL to start the season. That's not great, but we are excited about the prospects. Well, I'll tell you, the Red Sox, we're feeling good. There are a couple prospects from Pensacola Catholic High. Yep.

That, uh, 14 years old. 14, but let me tell you something. He's got this good sweeping motion. So the 74 mile an hour fastball that goes across. Deceptive. You don't always see it coming. Yeah. Tough to pick up from the kid. It's like four foot eight. Yeah, it is. The batter's not used to that. So let's just say, let's do over anders because that's, of course, what we do. That's what we put in on the show, of course. Remember, Macron? Boom. Everybody said her in retires. Why did I say about Macron? Yeah. 57.5. Put the over under there. Yeah, that's where it was. Boom. Made a lot of money on that. We made a lot of money on that.

Indicted. about McCron? Yeah. 57.5. Put the over under there. That's where it was. Boom. Made a lot of money on that. We made a lot of money on that. Indictments. It's a two and a half over under. You guys figure out which way you want to go. Boston Red Sox wins this year. The over under, I'm putting it in 83.5. Are you going over or under? That's not bad.

I'm still going to go under. I do. I am going to go under. The schedule helps. That's why the Yankees are opening with the Giants is that every team plays every team this year. So therefore you play fewer division games. And that means the Red Sox have to play fewer games against the Yankees, Blue Jays, and so on. The spring's been optimistic.

I'm so glad opening days here that they have a lot of holes. stocks have to play fewer games against the Yankees, Blue Jays, and so on. The spring's been optimistic.

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