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GQ Magazine Correspondent @juliaioffe asks, "If kneeling in protest during the national anthem is disrespectful for the troops, what is ignoring intelligence that our troops are being hunted for money?"
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While the AP reported on the "sluggish" jobs report under President Biden, they called a similar number under Trump "robust."
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WATCH: @MichaelSteele tells Democrats to "get a grip" and "get behind the 81-year-old guy."
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CNN's Chris Wallace comments on the Fox defamation suit, adding: "there ought to be a price to pay when you don't tell the truth."
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Trump adviser and ally Roger Stone is seen pushing a plot to overthrow the 2020 Election.
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Rep. @AOC is "demystifying the process for the American public"
"The vast majority of people don't know" that Mitch McConnell is the shutdown "gatekeeper" - @Dr_CMGreer
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Howell Raines, former executive editor of the New York Times, on Trump's press briefing:
"This is one of the most astonishing acts of disinformation we've seen from the White House since the Vietnam era"
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Democrats are creating "a picture of an Attorney General who is frankly frightened to face professional questioning"
If Barr "cannot defend his behavior" for "30 mins, then he should be ashamed" - @JoyceWhiteVance
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"It's outrageous to me that Republicans like Jim Jordan are saying 'oh, an impeachment process would be too divisive and destroy unity...' Listening to Jim Jordan talk about divisiveness is like asking David Duke to run your implicit bias training." @neal_katyal
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If we "waste tax payer funds" on Clinton emails, we should look at Jared and Ivanka private emails too- Rep. @tedlieu
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Fox veteran Chris Wallace responds to criticism from Tucker Carlson, adding: "I'm employed, and Tucker really isn't anymore..."
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"The walls are closing in on the President"
When Trump told AG Sessions to shut down the Mueller probe "that's obstruction of justice and just because he does it in full public view, doesn't mean it's not obstruction" - @tedlieu
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WATCH: GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales refuses to answer NBC's @GarrettHaake when asked why 18-year-olds need to be able to buy assault riffles
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BREAKING: Ivanka Trump has been busted for using a personal email account for hundreds of emails about Govt. business - @washingtonpost
Reporter @CarolLeonnig who broke the store joins #TheBeat now:
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"What does that mean when a child is sitting in their own feces? Can't take a shower? What's that about?"
"None of us would have our children in that position." - @RepCummings
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A federal judge agreed to unseal the names of the people who cosigned Rep. George Santos’ bond in his criminal fraud case.
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New: We obtained the secret memo from Rudy Giuliani's law firm directly warning one of Trump's biggest donors, Rebekah Mercer, Steve Bannon and Trump data firm CEO Alexander Nix about breaking U.S. law.
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"I think what we've seen in the past 18 days is some of the strongest presidential leadership that we've seen," says Iraq War veteran @jonsoltz on the withdrawal from Afghanistan
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"I don't believe that he's a legitimate President" and "I think Helsinki was the last straw for a lot of people" - @Rosie
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"Comey did not leak classified information. Period. Anything to the contrary, that you're hearing, is a lie. I think there is a broader issue here, what was the FBI director to do when he thinks the President is corrupted and obstructing?" -@FrankFigliuzzi1 on DOJ's findings
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“This is the President of the United
States calling a witness, who has cooperated with his own DOJ, a rat”
“Whether you’re a Republican or Democrat, you have to stand on your feet, overcome your shame and say something” - James Comey
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"We're seeing a new low in Presidential work ethic"
"It's now clear Trump was not prepared for the demands" of the office - @AriMelber
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"There has never been a spokesperson for the executive seat in power who is such a prolific liar as Sarah Sanders" -- Fmr. Republican strategist @SteveSchmidtSES
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"I was a Republican for my entire adult life until last November, but now I have to say I devoutly hope that every single Republican running for election next November loses" - @MaxBoot
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A sitting Federal Judge, "blasting a political party and darkly alleging conspiracy theories and political hit jobs he can't prove"
Kavanaugh's "mask fell" - @AriMelber
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Arpaio says "I didn't admit guilt I said I was not guilty" - @AriMelber fact-checks him, "when you take a pardon, you're admitting guilt"
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Mitch McConnell "has done a whole bunch of unpatriotic things, has really been a force for polarization in this nation"
"History will not be kind to him" - @EricHolder
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If allegations are true, "you have to look at whether the Russians are trying to directly finance Donald Trump and the RNC"
@DavidCornDC on allegations Michael Cohen received $500,000 from Russian oligarch Vekselberg
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"The press should never forgive itself" for failing to call Trump's birtherism a lie.
"Trump learned the lesson that he could lie, he could get away with it" and "it was the lie that ignited the entire raging madness of Trumpism" - @Lawrence
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"It really is one of the most disgraceful moments, I think, of American history" - Rep. @tedlieu on Trump-Putin summit:
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BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has announced they will investigate Donald Trump's push to host next year's G-7 summit at his own Doral resort in Florida, saying "the President's personal financial interests are clearly shaping decisions" about "government activities."
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.@davidfrum on Trump's presidential behavior:
"He is weak, he is heading toward a historic political defeat– one that will likely take the Republican Senate down with him. He is terrified all the time. His bravado is a carapace around his fear." on.msnbc.com/2VzaAlu
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"She's being quoted as a Member of Congress, the same title as yours, do you not give her the same respect of the title you held?"
@AriMelber on Trump surrogate @JackKingston calling @AOC a "29 year old coffee barista"
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Mark Zuckerberg "went personally to meet with Russia's number 2 person at the Kremlin" for Facebook business interests.
Will he "stand up and face the U.S. Congress like he faced those Kremlin officials?" - @AriMelber
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Busted: Trump tweeted photos of a "southern border wall" being constructed but it was actually a fence repair ordered by Obama:
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WATCH: Sen. Lindsey Graham goes from "there will be holy hell to pay" if Jeff Sessions is fired to "there will be some serious discussions about a new Attorney General"
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Thanks to our viewers – you all smashed some records in January!
• 1.8 million people watched “The Beat” per night in January – the most-watched month for any 6pm show in MSNBC’s 22-year history!
• The Beat drew 730,000 more viewers per night in January than CNN at 6PM.
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74% of murders committed by domestic extremists over the past 10 years were committed by right-wing extremists, 24% by Islamic extremists
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LISTEN: President Trump is now distancing himself more than ever from lawyer Rudy Giuliani, claiming he did not direct Giuliani to act on his behalf in Ukraine in a new interview with Bill O'Reilly.
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"This week more Americans chose Democrats than Trump, just like they did in 2016"
It was the "largest gain for Democrats in 4 decades" - @AriMelber
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"McConnell's rules now say the opening arguments are going to be over two 12-hr blocks... There is only one reason why McConnell would do that, because he's trying to hide the arguments from the American people. I can't think of something more anti-democratic" -@neal_katyal
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"I've never seen anything quite like it"
@neal_Katyal on former prosecutors saying: "if this were anyone else but a sitting President" Trump would be "labeled a felon and staring down the barrel of federal indictment"
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Trump AG Barr "weaponized his advanced knowledge..." - @AriMelber
- He gave early copies of Mueller report to the White House & Trump's personal lawyers
- He released letters that did not tell the whole truth of Mueller's findings
- He doubled down on that selective disclosure
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Trump's "lawyers ought to be telling him to negotiate a plea deal"
"It's quite clear his goose is cooked" - Bush Ethics lawyer @RWPUSA
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Ratings for the month of October:
The Beat records MSNBC’s *highest* viewership ever in the time period, and ranks #2 in the hour for total viewers and viewers A24-54.
Thanks for watching!
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"I'm sick and tired of the NRA trying to wrap themselves in the flag of the United States... our job was harder preventing gun violence because of this organization" - fmr. ATF Special Agent David Chipman #MarchForOurLives
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Over *two million* people watched The Beat on Friday — more than any other cable news show at 6pm!
A big thank you to our viewers for making us #1 on Friday, and we’ll try to keep staying on top of all this news...
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WATCH: The GOP Senators who voted to acquit President Trump once called for him to be "kicked out of the party" and argued a "speck of dirt" was "more qualified" to be President.
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"It is absolutely hypocritical" for Trump to have attacked Hillary Clinton, "when he's using a phone over unsecured networks" - Rep. @tedlieu
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WATCH: Rudy Giuliani goes from, Michael Cohen is "an honest, honorable lawyer" to "he's lied all his life"
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.@AriMelber fact checks former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski on the growing deficit under Trump and Republican Congress:
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If Trump tried to fire Mueller "we would take to the streets, we would try to impeach Donald Trump" - @tedlieu
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"Mike Flynn is guilty as charged. He's pleaded guilty... not once, but twice. This case needs to proceed to sentencing. The President and Bill Barr's efforts to intervene do more damage to the rule of law. They're unworthy of the offices that they both hold." -@JoyceWhiteVance
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Rod Rosenstein and Mueller are "very aware" that Trump might fire them and "yet they have very strong statements" which suggests "they've got really strong evidence" - Rep @tedlieu
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"Rudy Giuliani being in Ukraine shows this is a crime spree in progress and that gives us an urgency to act" -@RepSwalwell on Impeachment
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“The Beat” was #1 in the key ratings demo across last week at 6pm, beating Fox and CNN.
“The Beat” averaged 1,875,000 nightly viewers for the week — more than double CNN’s audience at 6pm.
Shoutout to our viewers, guests and hard working team! 🙏
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“If Barr continues down the road of deception, I do not believe Mueller will let it stand.”
@glennkirschner2
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"What really worries me" is "the deafening silence from Republicans" who "are just saying nothing and allowing this President to continue to obstruct" the Mueller probe - @RepSwalwell
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Breaking: @MichaelAvenatti says if Michael Cohen "was prepared to do the right thing", I would "absolutely consider" representing him.
"Michael Cohen and I had a chance to converse" we had "a very positive meeting"
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.@Neal_katyal: “You would have to be literally insane to think you won the election after everyone including the intelligence officials , the election security officials and others are saying you didn't win."
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.@neal_katyal on a judge dismissing lawsuit from John Bolton who refused to testify in impeachment probe: "the bottom line is that John Bolton now has no rock to hide behind anymore, and that he really should testify."
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WATCH: Trump goes from Mexico "may even write us a check" for the wall...
to: "Obviously... I never meant they're going to write out a check"
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"Donald Trump is trying to torch all of the facts in this case" and Speaker Ryan "is an accomplice" - @RepSwalwell
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"I think the best thing we can do is encourage people to vote, because come November we're going to save democracy or we're going to lose it" - @Rosie
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BREAKING: A source confirms to @NBCNews Trump was "in the room" when Michael Cohen and National Enquirer publisher, David Pecker, discussed hush money payments:
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"This is the proof"
- @AriMelber shows why Donald Trump is lying about his child migrant policy being a law introduced by Democrats:
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"The 2nd amendment does not apply to AR-15s, it doesn't apply to assault-style weapons... that's a legal fact" - @AriMelber on our view of 2nd amendment being "defrauded" by special interests:
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"The Mueller report is very damning... we need Robert Mueller to simply highlight the relevant portions of his report. We're not looking for a hail Mary here, we just need a first down," -@tedlieu
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"Law abiding immigrants study that material on their path to citizenship, maybe Mr. Miller needs to start studying it too"
@AriMelber on Stephen Miller's false claim that Trump's power "will not be questioned"
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VP Mike Pence is now revising his story for a third time on going 180 miles out of his way to stay at a Trump hotel in Ireland.
One day after Pence's team said Trump 'suggested' he stay there, Pence is now saying 'at no time did Trump direct him to stay at his Ireland resort.'
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"We are sick and tired of women being undermined, being dismissed and black women in particular" @RepMaxineWaters snpy.tv/2zKgvHC
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.@Lawrence on Senator Lindsey Graham living "in terror":
'He now is running in terror of Trump for re-election in South Carolina this year. Every breath, every public word [he] says is based on his terror of what Trump can do to him if he doesn't worship Trump publicly'
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"Mike Flynn betrayed his country"
"It is unforgivable, even if there's not jail time" - Ret. Lt. Colonel @Ralph_Peters1
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President Trump is "the third president in American history to be impeached, and he's not out there trying to clear his name under oath. And that speaks volumes to what this President thinks actually happened." - @neal_katyal on Trump's trial
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Mitch McConnell works "as a relentless enabler and enforcer of the Trump agenda" despite leading "a co-equal branch of government"
"McConnell is a key driver for how Trumpism has taken over the entire Republican Party" - @AriMelber
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"I served under six presidents from Reagan to Trump. I served under ten U.S. Attorneys...no U.S. Attorney has ever come in on the first day and started to insert himself or herself into our cases that we've been working for years... that stinks to high heaven." - @glennkirschner2
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"A Trump baby blimp world tour could rile up the President, because he is known to get angry at the notion that he is a baby" - @AriMelber
We have more on the "Trump Baby" blimp tonight!
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WATCH: Trump promised Mexico would pay for the border wall.
Now he says he'll make U.S. tax payers to pay for it.
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Is @mayawiley considering a run for NYC Mayor? She tells @AriMelber she's "certainly considering it," and argues NYC's leadership needs to be "history-making, not deal-making."
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Lightning round:
"Yes or no, do the events and filings of today increase the legal exposure" of Donald Trump?
WATCH:
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Thanks to our viewers, The Beat is now *doubling* the audience of CNN at 6pm!
The Beat averaged 1,280,000 total viewers per night in June, double CNN’s 6pm audience of 638,000.
The Beat averaged 12,000 more “demo” viewers per night in June than CNN at 6pm (age 25-54).
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Rep. Gaetz "was the only member of Congress to vote against a bill that bolstered human trafficking investigations and I don't think you have to be a member of QAnon to connect some dots with that one," argues @neal_katyal
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Pelosi has sent lawyers to court in Don McGahn case, arguing "if McGahn's testimony produces new evidence" showing more "impeachable offenses that are not covered by the Articles approved by the House," the House could consider "whether to recommend new articles of impeachment."
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"We're a non tank country... If you are genuinely strong, you don't have to demonstrate that you're strong," -Col. Jack Jacobs
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"I think it's an attempt to persuade Roger Stone not to testify, that by itself would violate the witness tampering statute"
Rep. @tedlieu on Trump lauding Roger Stone's "guts" for refusing to flip:
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Stormy Daniels' Lawyer @MichaelAvenatti: I have evidence Trump was "fully aware" of the threats made against Stormy Daniels
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"It's like Bill Barr woke up" and decided "I'm jealous about President Trump being the coward-in-chief, I want to wrestle that title away from him"
@neal_katyal on Trump AG Barr threatening to skip hearing
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"We have...a white house that is orchestrating a massive cover-up more serious than that of Richard Nixon" - @tribelaw on a "slow-motion constitutional crisis"
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"We have a sitting President of the United States who is behaving as if he has committed a crime"
"This is not normal" - @mayawiley
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Actor Geoffrey Owens responds to the apology from woman who took the picture of him working at Trader Joe's:
"I say that's very cool, and I say I accept that... if I could see her now, I could totally tell her that I forgive her"
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Line crossed: Three SDNY chiefs say Trump can be indicted
msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari/…
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Trump denies there was a quid pro quo, but his acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney admits there was, saying, "We do that all the time."
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"Trump is failing his own 'stamina standard'" - @AriMelber
1) He comes in late and golfs a ton
2) He spends a lot of time watching TV
3) He's failed to choose many key appointees
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