The Beat with Ari Melber, Nov. 08, 2018
Duration: 45 Minutes
Discussed Today:
Ari: Dems. crushed Trump in biggest midterm blowout in 40 years
In a Special Report, Ari Melber breaks down how Democrats had a decisive victory in the 2018 midterm elections, winning more House seats than they have in 40 years. Melber examines the myth of divided Government and shows how Americans have not been going back-and-forth in deciding which party should win the White House, but have in fact, by...
Rep. Nadler: Trump trying 'to obstruct justice' with AG pick
Incoming Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jerry Nadler, joins Ari Melber to discuss why is directly asking Trump’s pick to run the Mueller probe to recuse himself. Nadler says Trump appointing a loyalist who has a “well-documented hostility” toward Mueller is further evidence of a “conspiracy to obstruct justice”.
Fmr. Russia probe boss: Whitaker could trigger 'ethics civil war'
New audio has been unearthed of President Trump’s pick to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions, denying Russia interfered with the U.S. election and laying out an argument for his own recusal. Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker previously argued that just the “appearance” of bias, should prompt recusal. Watergate Prosecutor Nick Akerman...
Listen: Mueller's new boss should recuse, according to himself
Former Department of Justice official, David Laufman, who was overseeing the Russia probe from summer of 2016, until his resignation in February 2018 joins Ari Melber. Laufman tells Ari Melber that Trump’s pick to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions was likely “handpicked for the job” because he “gave a commitment” to Trump that he would not...
Renowned historian: Sessions firing '10 times worse than Nixon'
President Trump has fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions and replaced him with Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, an outspoken critic of the Mueller probe, who will now oversee it. Renowned Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss tells Ari Melber that "if this is going the way it looks, this is 10 times worse than Nixon".
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