The Beat with Ari Melber, Feb. 19, 2019
Duration: 44 Minutes
Discussed Today:
Judge weighs jailing Roger Stone for possible gag order violation
The Judge in Roger Stone's case is considering jailing Trump ally Roger Stone, for potentially violating a gag order, and posting what is perceived to be a potential attack on the very judge over seeing his case, on the internet. Stone submitted a formal apology to the court, but will face a hearing this week.
Ari Melber presses Trump ally on ominous Mueller claim
Influential Trump ally, Matt Schlapp, claimed Trump's new Attorney General, Bill Barr, would have an "effect" on on the DOJ, FBI and the Mueller investigation, saying the probe would "come to an end soon". MSNBC Chief Legal Correspondent, Ari Melber, presses Schlapp on his claim and why he believes Barr will impact the timing of the Mueller probe. Watergate Prosecutor, Jill Wine-Banks also joins, telling Melber, "I don't think [Schlapp] has made a valid point at all" and that "facts matter".
Bombshell: Trump pushed for ally to take over federal probe
A bombshell New York Times report details Trump's extreme and potentially illegal efforts to thwart federal investigators. Ari Melber breaks down how the report alleges Trump tried to override Justice Department policy to install an ally to take over a Federal probe in New York looking into Trump's own payments to women, and tried to get Republicans in Congress to attack or undermine Mueller.
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