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Criminal President Trump installs stooges and lackeys throughout Justice Department
MSNBC· 2025-07-30 05:28
And then there's Trump's other other very I guess personal attorney Elena Haba. Trump appointed her to be the interim US attorney for New Jersey despite a complete lack of qualifications for the job and a history of saying things like this. I'll tell you something.Somebody said to me, Alina, would you rather be um would you rather be smart or pretty. And I said, oh, easy. Pretty.I can fake being smart. I don't know if you can, Alina. That's the thing.Now, US attorneys are really not supposed to be lackeyis ...
Who’s next? Trump admin ramps up its war with the judiciary
MSNBC· 2025-07-29 20:40
Joining us now, MSNBC legal correspondent Lisa Rubin, Slate senior editor and the host of the Amicus podcast, and also an embassy MSNBC law and politics analyst Dalia Lithwick and New York Times opinion columnist David French. And uh Lisa, let's break down uh for just a moment this DOJ complaint um talking about how these that Boseberg has made these comments and that it potentially has compromised him as far as being part impartial on the bench. They have said in this complaint which was signed by Chad Mei ...
The Beat With Ari Melber - July 10 | Audio Only
MSNBC· 2025-07-11 00:26
Welcome to the beat. We're tracking this breaking news. President Trump losing on immigration again today. This is even after the Supreme Court recently intervened, trying to help him fend off lower courts that pause his orders when they are deemed through the process likely illegal. But that's back where the administration finds itself again tonight because the news is a rebuke from a federal judge hammering Trump with another national block of what has been this flailing effort to try to rewrite citizensh ...
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The Economist· 2025-07-05 16:20
Checks and balances make it harder for democracies to control citizens’ data. But by putting less weight on such things, China could build an efficient and dystopian system of surveillance https://t.co/GujH3UWFC4 ...
Newsom: Trump is not 'above' constitutional constraints
MSNBC· 2025-06-13 03:16
Political System & Democracy - The report highlights the importance of democracy and the enduring principles of the founding fathers [1] - The system of checks and balances, separation of power, and co-equal branches of government are crucial [2] - The report suggests that the former president has tested the limits of constitutional constraints [2] - The order makes clear that no one is above constitutional constraints [2]