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Donald Trump was caught by surprise when Department of Justice prosecutors were too dedicated to the rule of law to go along with a deal to drop federal charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Rachel Maddow describes that drama that led to six protest resignations under new Trump attorney general, Pam Bondi. For…

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell details the principled resignations of six prosecutors who refused the Trump Justice Department’s order to dismiss the criminal case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams, starting with Danielle Sassoon, whose eight page letter arguing against dropping the case was “filled with brave defiance of Emil Bove and Donald Trump’s desires.” For more context…

Elon Musk’s government overhaul and the House GOP releasing a budget calling for trillions in cuts to taxes and spending are discussed by House Democratic Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) on The ReidOut. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day click here: https://www.msnbc.com/ » Subscribe to MSNBC: https://www.youtube.com/msnbc…

“They are taking money out of other people’s bank accounts, calling it a ‘clawback’ of taxpayer money. A lot of other people call it stealing $80 million,” says Chris Hayes. NYC Comptroller Brad Lander joins to discuss. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day click here: https://www.msnbc.com/ »…

“We are seeing the most significant act of principled defiance against Donald Trump’s lawlessness since he retook the Oval Office,” says Chris Hayes on six top prosecutors resigning over the Trump DOJ’s orders to drop the Eric Adams corruption case.  For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day click…

Fashion icon June Ambrose and Rev. Al Sharpton join MSNBC’s Ari Melber for the latest “Fallback” installment and deep analysis on Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl fashion. (The Beat’s YouTube playlist: https://msnbc.com/ari Ari: / arimelber Beat merch: www.msnbc.com/Beat5) For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day click here: https://www.msnbc.com/ »…

A wave of high-profile resignations is hitting the Justice Department in D.C. and New York. At least three senior members of the Public Integrity Section resigned after meeting with the acting deputy attorney general over the Eric Adams case. MSNBC’s Ari Melber reports. (The Beat’s YouTube playlist: https://msnbc.com/ari Ari: / arimelber Beat merch: www.msnbc.com/Beat5) For…