"Trump has broken new ground by facing multiple criminal investigations," Steve Benen writes.
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday announced the appointment of John L. Smith, known as Jack Smith, as special prosecutor looking into classified documents found at former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home, as well as Trump's role in the Jan. 6 insurrection. "Other American presidents have faced criminal investigations," Steve Benen notes, "but Trump has broken new ground by facing multiple criminal investigations." "Though many anticipated such an appointment," Benen writes, "the move is not without controversy. Justice Department officials have spent months — in the Jan. 6 matter, more than a year — examining the details of Trump's alleged misdeeds." While Garland's desire for the prosecution to be seen as independent is understandable, Benen argues, "in practice, there's no reason to believe Trump and his followers will be impressed." Read Steve Benen's full analysis in your Saturday MSNBC Daily.
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Properly accommodating Fetterman in the Senate is a basic sign of integrity, not special treatment. Read more. |
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Much of Trump's base has been immersed in an insular ecosystem of right-wing Christian media. Read more. |
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It's time to plot something new and better. Read more. |
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This week on "Into America," Trymaine Lee talks with Andscape reporter Kelley Carter and author of the Marvel "Ironheart" series, Eve Ewing, to explore why the "Black Panther" franchise resonates so deeply, the importance of Black superheroes, and how the new movie "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" deals with grief and the legacy. Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts. |
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The seventh episode of "Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra" is available now. In the latest episode, the largest mass sedition trial in American history churns on. But before a verdict can be reached, one final twist calls into question whether the Justice Department will see the case to the end, or cut bait entirely. Listen now. |
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