Welcome to the beat everyone. I'm Ari Melbourne. Well, this late August time is typically slower in Washington. We see people come and do the visits or go look at government buildings. But right now, President Trump is seizing. This time when Congress is out and many people tune out of politics to try to seize powers at the limits of presidential authority. Trump continuing to deploy federal troops in the streets, changing the look and feel of what was very recently a more peaceful, normal Washington, now w ...

We begin this hour with the clear message Donald Trump made during his campaign, which has continued through these last seven months. >> In 2016, I declared, I am your voice. Today, I add, I am your warrior. I am your justice.And for those who have been wronged and betrayed, I am your retribution. I am your retribution. And the first time I had it, you know, you guys were after me.I said I said I had to focus. I was I was the hunted and now I'm the hunter. It's a big difference.>> Perhaps the biggest differ ...

A federal judge has denied the Justice Department's request to unseal grand jury transcripts in the Jeffrey Epstein case. In a ruling filed Wednesday, US District Judge Richard Berman found that the federal government had not reached the high bar necessary to unseal those documents. He said that the grand jury testimony is a quote hearsay snippet of Jeffrey Epstein's conduct and also cited possible threats to victim safety and privacy as a factor in his decision.The Justice Department declined to comment on ...

People are never going to forget. The problem is, do we have any power? What do we do? You know, what do you do? You I mean, you definitely can change the way you vote. Like, if it comes up again, but the problem is this is a bipartisan issue. Bipartisan. Certainly not a hoax. If Glain Maxwell's in jail, too. She's in jail for sex trafficking. But the question is to who? Who she in who you have to be sex trafficking to someone in order to go to jail, right? So, who how does that work? Never stop asking ques ...

A federal judge denied the Justice Department’s request to unseal grand jury materials from its case against disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein https://t.co/6Rk4R19FUi ...

We turn now to special attorney Ed Martin who is speaking publicly about his investigation into mortgage fraud allegations against Democratic Senator Adam Schiff of California as well as New York Attorney General Leticia James. Attorney General Pam Bondi appointed Martin, a conservative activist and former interim US attorney for Washington DC as a special attorney to look into the two Trump critics. Martin spoke to Fox News about the investigations over the weekend in an interview on Fox News.We're going t ...

Joining us now to get into it, former New York Congressman Moundair Jones, who is also a former staffer at the Department of Justice, former Republican Florida Congressman Car Carlos Corbbo, and Christy Greenberg, former deputy chief for the Southern District of New York Criminal Division. She's the host of Courtside with Christy Greenberg on YouTube. And Christy, I want to start with you because Ed Martin is kind of the singular figure.We've talked about him a lot on the show because a lot of people have l ...

The Trump Justice Department is intensifying its pursuit of some of the president’s most vocal Democratic critics, opening investigations into New York Attorney General Letitia James and Sen. Adam Schiff of California. https://t.co/6OEMTaLxoh ...

We're following breaking news in the Jeffrey Epstein case. MSNBC has just confirmed that the Justice Department is considering releasing the audio and or the transcript of Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch's interview with Galain Maxwell. That's according to an official familiar with the matter.Joining us now, MSNBC Justice and Intelligence Correspondent Ken Delaneian. Ken, tell us more about your reporting. >> Good afternoon, Chris.Well, as everyone recalls, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch interviewe ...

Wednesday will mark the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the landmark legislation securing democratic rights for non-white Americans after nearly two centuries of discrimination. In recent decades, the Voting Rights Act has become a shadow of its former self, gutted by the John Roberts Supreme Court with the Shelby County versus Holder decision in 2013 and further chipped away at ever since by Republicans at every level of government. Joining me now is the holder in the Shelby County versu ...