Trump indicted: Our top takeaways

And DeSantis' 'off the rails' reply [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Friday, Mar. 31, 2023 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [The GOP response to Trump’s indictment is a very loud dog whistle]( By Zeeshan Aleem After a Manhattan grand jury voted to indict former President Donald Trump on Thursday, Republicans came out in droves to describe the charge (or charges) as unwarranted and politically motivated by a corrupt prosecutor. But a number of them did it by blowing racist dog whistles that call attention to the fact that the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, is Black. The consistency of that response is yet another reminder of how the MAGA right will never forgo an opportunity to use racist innuendo to rile up its base and amplify its supporters’ persecution complex. This is a preview of Zeeshan Aleem's latest article. [Read the full column here](. Plus, catch up on MSNBC's top analysis and insights from the[Trump indictment live blog here](.     TRUMP INDICTED: ANALYSIS [Alternate text] [GLENN KIRSCHNER]( Why Trump's indictment is only the beginning]( Trump's legal team undoubtedly will wage a scorched-earth defense.Read more.]( [DAN GOLDMAN]( [I helped impeach Trump. His indictment shows no one is above the law.]( Neither the target of this investigation nor his defenders in Congress has any right to intervene in this prosecution, as they are trying to do. [Read more.]( [KATIE S. PHANG]( [Trump's mob boss politics are beginning to come full circle]( Trump acts like a mob boss. Now he's being indicted like one. [Read more.]( [JORDAN RUBIN]( [We need to know the Trump hush money charges to assess the strength of the case]( Until we see the indictment, we will remain in speculative territory. Read more.]( TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [A photo of Mary Trump]( THE LAST WORD]( [Mary Trump: Donald likely having 'tough time' after indictment]( [A photo of Rachel Maddow]( [RACHEL MADDOW]( [Maddow: The Trump indictment reaction from DeSantis was 'off the rails']( [A photo of Rev. Al Sharpton]( [MORNING JOE]( [Trump has already started fundraising off of his indictment]( [A photo of Michael Cohen]( DEADLINE WHITE HOUSE]( [Michael Cohen speaks out after Trump indictment: 'Accountability matters']( [MORE FROM MSNBC]( [Alternate text] www.peacocktv.com/morningjoe Morning Joe is now streaming live on Peacock every weekday from 6-10 a.m. ET. You can find Joe, Mika, and Willie on their own channel as part of the Peacock Morning News Live offering. [For more information, click here](.   MSNBC legal contributors Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord, two of the most well-respected prosecutors in the country, are teaming up to share their expertise on MSNBC's newest podcast mini-series "Prosecuting Donald Trump." How do you build a legal case when the defendant is… a former president? The legal duo will tell us how a prosecutor — from Alvin Bragg to Fani Willis to Jack Smith — might think about this process. [Listen now, in The Beat's podcast feed.](   [Image] [Image] 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily) [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily)