The Beat with Ari Melber, Feb. 07, 2019
Duration: 42 Minutes
Discussed Today:
Inside the Feds Michael Cohen raids
Michael Cohen is preparing to give his Congressional testimony before the start of his jail sentence. Cohen’s legal advisor, Lanny Davis, tells Ari Melber that in addition to the closed testimony before the House Intelligence Committee on February 28th, Cohen is “likely” to also give public testimony before a different House Committee.
Demolished by facts: Trump's claim GOP never investigated Obama
House Democrats are taking their first step in getting Trump’s secret tax returns, holding a hearing to make the case that it’s important for the public to see Trump has “nothing to hide”. Ari Melber breaks down how every President since Richard Nixon has released their tax returns and how Trump’s refusal to make his public is unusual. Former Chief of Staff on the House Joint Committee on Taxation, George Yin, who was a witness in the hearing tells Ari Melber that Democrats do have the authority to obtain Trump’s tax returns.
Pelosi, Dems take big step to seizing Trump’s secret tax returns
House Democrats are taking their first step in getting Trump’s secret tax returns, holding a hearing to make the case that it’s important for the public to see Trump has “nothing to hide”. Ari Melber breaks down how every President since Richard Nixon has released their tax returns and how Trump’s refusal to make his public is unusual. Former Chief of Staff on the House Joint Committee on Taxation, George Yin, who was a witness in the hearing tells Ari Melber that Democrats do have the authority to obtain Trump’s tax returns.
Andre Leon Talley flips the script on fashion's double standard
As New York braces for another Fashion Week, fashion icon and former Vogue editor, Andre Leon Talley and comedy legend Lizz Winstead, who co-created “The Daily Show”, join Ari Melber to flip the script on political fashion, subjecting men in politics to the same fashion critiques levied at their women colleagues. Winstead comments on the suit choices of Senator Cory Booker and former Vice President Joe Biden, saying that for men in politics, “blandness is your weapon”, while Andre Leon Talley notes that Senator Bernie Sanders has clearly “not heard of the term ‘metrosexual’”.
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