Trump’s nominee for Attorney General, Todd Blanche faced his Senate confirmation hearing today, and was grilled on a range of topics including Trump’s pardons of Jan. 6 rioters, the $1.8B settlement fund, and poll monitors. Former FBI general counsel and former Mueller prosecutor Andrew Weissmann and former SDNY Chief David Kelley join MS NOW’s Ari Melber to discuss.

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Travelers at the newly renamed President Donald J. Trump International Airport in Palm Beach didn’t seem thrilled by the change.

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Senator Raphael Warnock calls Donald Trump a “desperate man” and a “failed president,” and points out that while Trump puts on a performance to undermine confidence in the U.S. election system, Americans are struggling with the challenges of life in his economy. Warnock says he knows there are Republicans who realize Donald Trump isn’t telling the truth, and calls on them to see past partisanship and speak out against Trump in the name of patriotism.  

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Rachel Maddow tells the story of Turkey, the host nation for this year’s NATO summit, including a handgun and live ammunition in the parting goodie bag for NATO leaders without informing them they were carrying the weapon. Several of the leaders found ways to dispose of the gun. The White House did not respond to a query about whether Donald Trump also received a gun.

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President Trump is set to give a primetime speech tonight on “free and fair elections” despite there being no widespread evidence of fraud claims. The FCC chair told networks that they should air Trump’s address, but major broadcasters have not said whether they will. MS NOW Congressional Reporter Mychael Schnell, MS NOW White House Reporter Laura Barrón-López, Semafor Political Reporter Dave Weigel and New York Times Chief White House Correspondent Peter Baker join Stephanie Ruhle to discuss.

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