‘Enraging’: Trump spawns ‘revenge for Me Too’ with cabinet picks
Guests: Michael Schaffer, David Jolly, Laura Basset, Antonio DelgadoThe fight over Trump's defense pick rages a day after the Gaetz withdrawal. Tonight: a brutal reality check for the so-called mandate—and the latest evidence that Trump's powers are not limitless. And AOC gives a clinic on how to respond to bigoted attacks on a new member of Congress.
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Trump taps Florida’s Pam Bondi for AG after Matt Gaetz withdraws
Guests: Faiz Shakir, Julian Castro, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Dan GoldsteinTonight: the stunning, early defeat for the Trump-Vance administration—and the proof that political gravity does still exist. Then, the police report detailing sexual assault allegations against Trump's Pentagon pick is released. Plus, Linda McMahon and the Trump project to gut public education.
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Bombshell NYT report reveals ‘trail of payments’ from Gaetz to women
Guests: John Brennan, Michael Schmidt, Rep. Pete Aguilar, Sen. Bernie SandersNew alarms over Donald Trump's choices to preserve national security. Tonight: former CIA director John Brennan on the high stakes of Trump's picks. Then, new details on the federal investigation of Matt Gaetz from the New York Times as Republicans block the release of the ethics report. And the first real signs that Donald Trump's tariffs are going to raise your prices.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene threatens GOP colleagues over Gaetz report: 'Let's all dance'
Guests: Noah Bookbinder, Sahil Kapur, Alexi McCammond, Jamelle Bouie, Rep. Lloyd DoggettThe Matt Gaetz backlash isn't going away. Tonight: the latest pushback on Donald Trump's radical pick for attorney general. Then, two weeks after the election putting all that "mandate" talk into context as the Trump margin shrinks. And Congressman Lloyd Doggett on why he's raising major red flags over a big House vote this week.
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Pressure mounts on Ethics Committee to release Matt Gaetz report
Guests: Kathleen Sebelius, Melanie Zanona, Harry Litman, McKay Coppins, Jamelle BouieThe push to break the system. Tonight: why the crank that Donald Trump wants in charge of American health symbolizes the entire approach to his second term. Then, the Republican Speaker tries to bury the Matt Gaetz report to save Trump's attorney general pick. Plus, the damage that Gaetz could do to the rule of law. And Trump's plan for the Republican Congress to bend the knee.
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