The Beat with Ari Melber, June 07, 2019
Duration: 44 Minutes
Discussed Today:
George Clinton tells Pulitzer winner how to 'keep it funky'
Legendary musician George Clinton and Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times correspondent Nick Kristof join Ari Melber for a special edition of Fallback Friday. They talk about everything from record labels cheating musicians out of royalties to the 30th anniversary of Tienanmen Square protests to Trump’s rebranding of fossil fuels as “molecules of freedom.”
Arrest calls as Trump 'prison' debate erupts on the left
Democrats in the House flexing oversight power against President Trump announcing new hearings on the Mueller report and a new, separate vote to hold Attorney General Bill Barr in contempt of Congress. This action coming as Democrats debate how to punish Trump aides stonewalling investigations -- even calling for arrests.
Lindsey Graham goes from "Trump's a 'jackass'" to full MAGA
Sen. Graham is backing Trump tariffs after dubbing them a "big-time bad idea.” The Beat explores Graham’s shift from Trump critic to top MAGA defender after Graham tells Bloomberg, “I don't like what he says about John McCain, but when we play golf, it's fun." Veteran political reporter Eleanor Clift says people tell her “When they buried John McCain they took Lindsey graham’s spine.”
James Baker 'worried' about Trump's 'coup' attacks
MSNBC Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber interviews James Baker, the FBI lawyer at the center of the Russia and Clinton probes. Baker saying he “welcomes” Attorney General Barr’s investigation of the investigators. But when pressed by Melber, Baker admits he is “worried” about Trump’s “coup” attacks that are “not supported by the facts.”
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