The Beat with Ari Melber, Jan. 24, 2019
Duration: 45 Minutes
Discussed Today:
Sen. Hirono: 'Wimp' Trump is holding people 'hostage' in shutdown
New talks emerge on a possible deal to end the Government shutdown as Trump claims he will support a “reasonable agreement” between Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell and the Senate Minority leader, Chuck Schumer. Ari Melber breaks down how the development signals Trump is failing politically over border wall funding.
Cohen advisor: 'Charlottesville' violence explains fear of Trump
The Senate Intelligence Committee has subpoenaed Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen, requiring his testimony before his prison sentence begins. Cohen’s legal advisor, Lanny Davis, tells MSNBC Chief Legal Correspondent, Ari Melber, that President Trump’s lawyer, Giuliani, has “committed a crime” by “threatening and impugning” Cohen’s family. Davis tells Melber that Giuliani “doesn’t have the arguable immune position of a president. He committed a crime as far as I’m concerned, and indictable, at least, crime by threatening and impugning a man’s family as a way of getting into the man’s brain. We’ve seen that in movies and Godfather 2 how you can silently threaten somebody and it’s a mob tactic that Mr. Schiff, the chairman of the intelligence committee and Mr. Cummings put out in a public statement last night”. Davis also notes that he is “not accusing Donald Trump of physically threatening” Michael Cohen, but cites violence in Charlottesville to describe the possible result of “violent words and violent threats”. Davis says that by Trump calling Michael Cohen “a rat”, the “message being sent” is “fear”.
What 4 Mueller witnesses speaking out can learn from Drake & DMX
Ari Melber interviewed four key Mueller witnesses in a wide-ranging interview. Journalist Mike Lupica joins “The Beat” to give his analysis, telling Ari Melber the exchange with former Trump campaign aide Carter Page alone was “worth the price of admission”.
Trump ‘Art of the Deal’ co-author: Trump can’t deal with Pelosi
Trump’s “Art of the Deal” co-author, Tony Schwartz, joins Ari Melber for the latest installment of our “State of Mind” series. Schwartz discusses Trump’s inability to make a deal on the ongoing Government shutdown, telling Melber Trump doesn’t know how to “move” a person who is “tough with civility” and “tough with decorum”.
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