Sessions’ contact with Russian ambassador under new scrutiny
AM Joy 7/22/17
A new Washington Post report alleges that Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak says he discussed campaign-related matters with Jeff Sessions. Joy Reid and her panel[, including Malcolm Nance,] discuss. Duration: 13:51
What happens if Trump fires Special Counsel Robert Mueller?
AM Joy 7/22/17
Joy Reid and her guests[, including Malcolm Nance,] discuss the domino effect that would likely result if Donald Trump fires Special Counsel Robert Mueller, amid much speculation about how the president will react to the deepening Russia probe. Duration: 9:08
Anthony Scaramucci wasn’t always on the Trump train
AM Joy 7/22/17
The new White House communications director, Anthony Scaramucci, has called Donald Trump a ‘hack’ and a ‘bully’ in the past. Joy Reid and her panel discuss him now lavishing praise on the president. Duration: 10:27
Trump, Mueller, and possible reactions from the GOP
AM Joy 7/22/17
As speculation grows that Donald Trump may fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller, our panel[, including Malcolm Nance,] debates whether Republican leadership will move to restrain the president if he takes this route. Duration: 15:31
Trump’s voter fraud panel holds first public meeting
AM Joy 7/22/17
Voting rights activists Vanita Gupta and Sherrilyn Ifill join Joy Reid to discuss what many see as the effort to codify and nationalize initiatives that experts say ultimately result in voter suppression. Duration: 9:43
Report: R. Kelly accused of allegedly holding women against their will
AM Joy 7/22/17
Journalist Jacque Reid and MSNBC analyst Touré join Joy Reid to discuss the controversy surrounding a BuzzFeed report that makes serious, new allegations against singer R. Kelly. Duration: 6:21
Jack Ma shares his views on globalization and Donald Trump's populist rhetoric.
Jack Ma founded Alibaba Group, the world's largest collection of e-commerce websites. The Hangzhou, China-based company operates sites including Taobao, the nation's biggest shopping site.
The group has more than 400 million active buyers in more than 190 countries. Ma also owns a stake in online payment service Alipay.
Alipay has more than 800 million registered users. Its mobile application has 190 million active users and handles 45 million transactions a day, the company said in October 2014.
Ma stepped down as Alibaba Group CEO on May 10, 2013. He remains chairman. Alibaba's initial public offering in September 2014 was the biggest in the world. He said in the interview that he's not happy being China's richest man, and would someday return to teaching.
In tweet storm, Trump decries ‘illegal leaks’ and asserts ‘all agree’ he has complete power to pardon July 22, 2017 NORFOLK — A defiant President Trump unleashed a flurry of nearly a dozen tweets Saturday morning, asserting that he has the “complete power to pardon” aides, family members and possibly even himself — an apparent response to the special counsel’s widening Russia probe — and decrying “illegal leaks” in the “FAKE NEWS.” The president also lashed out at a new Washington Post report [ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/sessions-discussed-trump-campaign-related-matters-with-russian-ambassador-us-intelligence-intercepts-show/2017/07/21/3e704692-6e44-11e7-9c15-177740635e83_story.html (in full above)] of previously undisclosed alleged contacts between Attorney General Jeff Sessions — at the time a U.S. senator and senior adviser to Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign — and a Russian official. In a tweet, Trump called the disclosures an illegal new “intelligence leak,” part of his continuing effort to try to shift the public focus to what he claims is a partisan attempt to undermine his presidency. The president's defense of his pardoning authority came days after The Post reported that he and his legal team have discussed his power to pardon [ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-lawyers-seek-to-undercut-muellers-russia-investigation/2017/07/20/232ebf2c-6d71-11e7-b9e2-2056e768a7e5_story.html (in full above)] those close to him, including himself. Shortly after his tweet storm, which started just after 6:30 a.m. and lasted nearly two hours, Trump flew to Norfolk, where he injected a small dose of partisan politics into the ceremonial commissioning of a new naval warship. Speaking aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford, Trump extolled the virtues of the “wonderful, beautiful but very, very powerful” nuclear-powered warship — “We will win, win, win,” he said, “we will never lose” — but also decried the budget compromise known as sequestration, which requires mandatory and corresponding military and domestic cuts. Trump promised to try to restore higher levels of military funding but also urged the crowd of about 6,500 — many in uniform — to help him push this year’s budget, in which he said he will seek an additional $54 billion in defense spending, through Congress. “I don’t mind getting a little hand, so call that congressman and call that senator and make sure you get it,” he said, to applause. “And by the way, you can also call those senators to make sure you get health care.” But Trump’s brief appeal created a potentially awkward tableau at a commissioning event intended to be ceremonial — a commander in chief offering political remarks, and what could even be construed as an order, to the naval officers he commands. The president’s 17-minute speech aboard the naval vessel here, as well as his frenzied social media assertions Saturday — which veered between proclamations of innocence and frustration — came as Trump is struggling to stabilize his presidency, just six months in. He and several family members, including his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., and his son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, are facing mounting legal questions about their involvement in possible collusion between the president’s 2016 campaign and Russia. On Friday, Trump implemented the most dramatic, if potentially unintended, overhaul of his White House so far, installing wealthy financier Anthony Scaramucci as his new communications director [ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/at-the-white-house-spicer-out-scaramucci-sanders--and-chaos--in/2017/07/21/fa1add18-6e43-11e7-b9e2-2056e768a7e5_story.html ] — a move that set off an unexpected chain reaction of resignations (White House press secretary Sean Spicer) and promotions (deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, into Spicer’s spot at the podium). Trump's morning tweets began with an assertion that the president has “complete power to pardon” in an apparent allusion to the ongoing probe into his campaign's contacts with Russian officials. [...] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/07/22/trump-denounces-illegal-leaks-in-new-accounts-of-his-campaigns-contact-with-russia/ [with embedded videos, and (nearly 12,000) comments]
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