The Morning Joe panel discusses why establishment Democrats in Washington should steer clear of getting involved in picking Graham Platner’s replacement, and let Democrats in Maine lead the process for choosing who will face Republican Susan Collins in November.

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Chris Hayes: Trump took what should have been the easiest possible patriotic celebration and somehow turned it into $25 pretzels, empty booths, and a Salem witch trials debate with a kid.

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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson responds to the DOJ’s “bone-chilling” efforts to intimidate state election officials. The Justice Department sent letters Tuesday to top election officials nationwide, including Secretary Benson, threatening them with criminal prosecution if noncitizens cast ballots that are counted in elections, according to one of the letters sent to a state and reviewed by MS NOW.

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MS NOW has viewed a letter from Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, that demands answers from FBI Director Kash Patel on the bureau’s purchase of BMWs and his personal travel on FBI aircraft.

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In summer of 2025, Trump frequently expressed frustration over Kash Patel’s leadership of the FBI, according to New York Times White House reporter and co-author of “Regime Change” Jonathan Swan. Plus, in the aftermath of the shooting of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, Swan describes the live debate within the White House over when the Insurrection Act could be invoked to quell protests. 

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