The Beat with Ari Melber, June 11, 2019
Duration: 45 Minutes
Discussed Today:
Watch AG Barr defender confronted by Mueller’s obstruction facts
MSNBC Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber moderates a fiery debate between John Malcolm, a conservative former DOJ official and witness at Chairman Nadler’s Obstruction hearing and former federal prosecutor John Flannery. Malcolm blames Mueller for putting Barr in a “difficult” situation while Flannery argues Malcolm believes “the president can do anything” and “basically be a monarch”.
Mayor Pete: Trump's foreign policy erratic, impulsive, & troubling
Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who served in Afghanistan, says Trump makes foreign policy decisions “impulsively, erratically, emotionally.” Ari Melber reports on Trump’s “obsession” with the “imagery and myth-making of the military.” Paul Rieckhoff, an Army First Lieutenant in Iraq who founded “Iraq and Afghanistan’s Veterans of America,” warns Trump that America’s “looking at you.”
Trumpworld insider: Trump puffery 'all a lie,' it's 'make believe'
Trump backs down after threatening Mexico tariffs but touts a “secret” deal to avert a crisis. A Mexico official exposes Trump’s bluff, declaring "no secret deal" was ever made. Ari Melber examines Trump’s history of creating a fake crisis and then falsely claiming to solve them. Michael Wolff, author of "Siege: Trump Under Fire" takes you inside Trump’s world of “make believe.”
Trump nightmare? Dem Chair says Mueller testifying by 'end of summer'
Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler joins The Beat for his first interview since his John Dean obstruction hearing. Nadler reveals Mueller will testify “way before” the end of summer and that there are ongoing “conversations” about it. Nadler also vows to take Don Mcgahn or “any other witness” to court if they don’t comply with subpoenas, and adds that pressure on Attorney General Barr is working.
New fault lines erupt in Trump's losing battle with the truth
House Democrats hold a hearing on journalism in the Trump era with lawmakers grilling tech executives over their impact on free press and democracy. The hearing comes as Trump loses his latest fight with the facts over tariffs. In a Beat special report, Ari Melber examines a history of Trump feuding with the facts and why “the facts keep winning.”
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