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Backlash: Trump Aide Trashes Giuliani’s Trump-Russia Flip Flops | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC

MSNBC
Published on Jan 22, 2019

Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, is walking back comments that suggested Trump talked to Michael Cohen about a Moscow project up until the 2016 election. Ari Melber breaks down how the key decoding Giuliani’s media statements is to ignore the talking points and focus on the secrets Giuliani seems to spill by accident. Former DOJ Spokesperson Matt Miller, tells Melber Giuliani creates “entirely damaging news cycles” based on information that might not “even be true”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h299dHHqlsY

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Fmr. Trump Exec On Pelosi: Trump 'Sensitive' To Powerful Women | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC

MSNBC
Published on Jan 22, 2019

The Government shutdown echoes Trump’s Atlantic City casino bankruptcy. Former Trump Casino Executive, Jack O’Donnell tells Ari Melber Trump is handling the shutdown like the Casinos he ran into the ground. O’Donnell says Trump “crushed” business with his “reckless spending” and is “doing the same thing with our Country”. O’Donnell also comments on Trump facing off with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, telling “The Beat” Trump is “sensitive” to women being in executive roles and likely finds it “perplexing” to be dealing with Pelosi on the shutdown.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_smx2Enb92I

Trump tactics. Number one, say No no no, to get your opponent in trying to reach you negotiating with themselves. Number two, appear to be reasonable.

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Wittes: Giulianis Strategy Could Be ‘Being Combative And Pleasing The President’ | MTP Daily | MSNBC

MSNBC
Published on Jan 22, 2019

Lawfare Editor in Chief Ben Wittes joins MTP Daily to discuss Rudy Giuliani’s recent comments
and what the Trump legal team’s possible strategy could be or whether they have one at all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUx_dOvexGc

Giuliani's strategy? Obfuscation and confusion. Combativeness to please the president. Just being himself. Who knows?