We begin this hour with President Trump's push to expand his presidential power and what, if anything, is being done to try to reign him in. Just this week, Trump called for more of his political rivals to be prosecuted, issued a controversial pardon, then said that the Department of Justice owes him money. But some Democrats refused to stand idly by, and are taking action.Senators Adam Schiff and Elizabeth Warren have introduced a resolution to officially condemn Trump's pardon of Chong Pong Xiao, the foun ...

[Music] House Democratic leaders are launching an investigation into President Trump's reported demand that the Justice Department pay him $230 million in compensation for federal investigations into him. The probe led by representatives Jamie Raskin and Robert Garcia highlights ethical and legal concerns of the potential payout. In a letter to Trump, they write, quote, "Your plan to have your obedient underlings at the Department of Justice instruct the US at Treasury to pay you personally hundreds of mill ...

I do want to go to Ryan Riley on this new reporting because he does have some of this new information including a statement from Pit Bajara who is representing Senator Adam Schiff. Ryan, bring us up to speed. What can you tell us.>> Yeah, so there is a intense meeting uh between uh Deputy Attorney General um uh Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch uh and the US Attorney for Maryland over this uh case. And as we just posted our our story on NBC. com, you know, this case has been going on for a while and obvio ...

Trump is still demanding restitution for one of those people who were charged for their role in January 6th himself. You're really not going to believe this one. And if you haven't encountered it yet, I'll read from the New York Times.Here we go. President Trump is demanding that the Justice Department pay him about $230 million in compensation for the federal investigations into him, according to people familiar with the matter, who added that any settlement might ultimately be approved by senior departmen ...

members of the bar, prestigious members of the bar. >> I don't think that they have been not I don't think I don't think that the leaders at the bar have scrutinized the Justice Department enough in the prior administration. >> Okay.>> Are you saying you think the Justice Department was weaponized. I'm what I'm what I'm saying is we have very prestigious lawyers who make lots of money and are very smart people and they stayed silent during um the what the prosecutions of Donald Trump there. You did not hear ...

With me to dig deeper, MSNBC justice and intelligence correspondent Candalanian Norm Eisen was White House ethicsar under President Obama and is also the founder and executive chair of the Democrat defenders fund. Barbara McUade served as US attorney for Michigan's Eastern District and an MSNBC legal analyst. Stuart Stevens was Mitt Romney's chief strategist in 2012 is now a senior adviser at the Lincoln Project.Thanks to all of you. So, Norm, the president says it's his decision. I mean, the situation is u ...

the Justice Department, are you asking them to pay you compensation for the federal investigations that happened to you. And how much are you asking. >> Well, I guess they probably owe me a lot of money for that.Probably. Yeah, that's true. That's very interesting.I don't know what the numbers I don't even talk to them about it. All I know is that uh they would owe me a lot of money, but I don't I'm not looking for money. I'd give it to charity.Now, with the country, it's interesting because I'm the one tha ...

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Tonight, President Trump's handpicked dealmakers take us inside the negotiations between Israel and Hamas that led to a breakthrough in one of the world's most intractable conflicts. >> I heard the president asked you what the chances were for success. >> Yes. >> And you said >> 100%. And he said, "Why do you feel so confident. " Yeah. >> And I said, 'Well, we can't afford to fail. >> Felt like a bomb had gone off. >> Eros Ruaney won awards as a government attorney in the first Trump administration. Now he' ...

At the beginning of the second Trump administration, you were promoted again. >> That's right. Very soon into the administration, I was selected to be the acting deputy director of the immigration section, overseeing about 100 attorneys and every case that arose in the federal district courts.But it was the very day of that promotion, Friday, March 14th, that he and others were called to a fateful meeting with Amal Boie, President Trump's newly appointed number three at the Justice Department, who was once ...