. >> joining me now are katie benner and charles coleman. i had to replay that because i think rachel is absolutely right. i don't want to let that go who mike johnson are the republican speaker of the house is out there saying the whole system is rigged against donald trump. on a legal level it feels like we're kind of barrelling to a constitutional crisis where the legislative branch is going after the judicial branch. >> the first thing i want to know is where was all this vitriol around the justice department when it was around prosecuting or the need to prosecute hillary clinton for example? where is all this vitriol talking about the two tiered system of justice when talking about mass incarceration, and regular things people are affected by? these things in terms of a hypocrisy standpoint, i cannot even begin to touch. when you're talking about the gop as a political party, a party allegedly of law and order, we know that has long since -- that train has left the station. when you're talking about a political party that's responsible

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katie benner, andrew weissmann, barbara mcquade and ari melber, thank you all very much.ing "the beat" tonight at 6:00 p.m. eastern. >>> coming up, we'll break down the political implications the verdict will have on the 2024 campaign. >>> first, let's go to willie geist. what do you have coming up on "sunday today"? >> i have a bit of a palate cleanser from all this criminal hush money and porn star talk. to the elegant, the delightful emily blunt is my guest this weekend, talking about "the fall guy," her oscar-nominated performance in "oppenheimer" and much more. we will be right back here on a historic friday morning on "morning joe." ." ♪♪ >>> 6:30 in the morning in los angeles, 9:30 here in new york. a couple of magazine covers to show you this morning reacting to the news of donald trump's conviction on 34 felony counts. the new yorker's cover has an artist depiction of trump with his hands to be placed in cuffs. "time magazine" has an illustration of a gavebanging down on trump. joining us, the reverend al sharpton, john heilemann and presidential historian doug b