President Trump floated withdrawing Todd Blanche’s nomination until next year due to Senators Cornyn and Tillis not backing the AG pick until the DOJ put an end to the “anti-weaponization” fund in writing. Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) joins Alicia Menendez to discuss the latest updates.

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President Trump blamed a cyberattack on Minnesota’s water systems on the state. However, a U.S. official told MS NOW that it was probably the work of Iranian hackers. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joins Alicia Menendez to discuss that and other headlines from Trump’s Cabinet meeting today at Camp David.
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MS NOW Congressional Reporter Mychael Schnell spoke to Epstein survivor Danielle Bensky just after Todd Blanche was advanced by the Senate Judiciary Committee to become Attorney General. His confirmation now heads to the Senate floor. MS NOW Senior Legal Reporter Lisa Rubin, MS NOW White House Reporter Lisa Rubin and former federal prosecutor Paul Butler join Vaughn Hillyard to discuss.

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New court filings show just how far the Trump administration was willing to push legal boundaries in their effort to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey. Those records show that Secret Service officials were skeptical of Trump officials’ claim that his ’86 47’ seashells post was a threat on the President’s life. The Secret Service argued that they did not have the legal authority to track Comey’s phone without a warrant but were pressured to do so anyway by a top Justice Department official. Former Federal Prosecutor Brendan Ballou and Staff Writer for The New Yorker Susan Glasser join The Weekend to discuss.

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“Any effort by the Senate to try and find that he is in contempt for asserting the Fifth Amendment will fail.”

Andrew Weissmann explains why he believes Anthony Fauci was justified in invoking the Fifth Amendment amid concerns that his testimony before the Senate could be used to target him for prosecution.

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