MS NOW’s Ken Dilanian joins Morning Joe for the latest installment of “Justice Interrupted,” a series highlighting how President Donald Trump has used clemency power unlike any president in modern history—throwing out the old rulebook and disregarding findings by judges and juries. Dilanian looks at the pardon of Michele Fiore, a Republican judge and former Las Vegas city councilwoman who was convicted in 2024 of defrauding donors by raising money to build a memorial statue for two fallen police officers, only to spend the funds on plastic surgery, rent and her daughter’s wedding. Trump granted Fiore a full pardon in April 2025. 

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Rachel Maddow shows that Republicans are losing their political grip on Georgia, and as they lose confidence in their chances for electoral victory, the executive director of the Georgia State Election Board, a MAGA election denier, has written a letter without consulting the rest of the election board asking for federal intervention in Georgia’s voting. Fulton County Commissioner Dana Barrett joins to discuss how local election officials are preparing to defend Georgia’s elections from Donald Trump’s potential interference. 

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Iowa Democratic Senate candidate Josh Turek tells MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell that Donald Trump’s tariffs have “decimated rural communities and hurt small family farmers and agriculture.” Turek says rising costs, higher diesel and fertilizer prices, and allegations of corruption are fueling demands for change among Iowa voters as he campaigns to flip the Republican-held Senate seat.

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President Donald Trump delivers remarks in San Antonio,Texas ahead of 2026 midterm elections.

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The New York Times reports that the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department has lowered hiring standards and brought in people who have been convicted of crimes or have peddled conspiracy theories into its ranks. Nicolle is joined by New York Times reporter Glenn Thrush, Liz Oyer and Barbara McQuade.

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