The $1 billion price tag on Trump’s long list of pardons
President Donald Trump has far exceeded the clemency record of his first stint in the Oval Office, and he has front-loaded these actions compared to past presidents.
President Donald Trump has far exceeded the clemency record of his first stint in the Oval Office, and he has front-loaded these actions compared to past presidents.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) joins Ali Vitali to discuss what Democrats are fighting for amid the government shutdown, President Trump’s mass firings of federal workers, and some Republican senators opposing Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel.
Speaker Mike Johnson is adamant that he won’t reconvene the House until Senate Democrats accept his conference’s spending bill.
Paul Ingrassia’s odds of being confirmed as the next head of the Office of Special Counsel were poor. A leaked text chat made matters vastly worse for him.
President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead a key federal whistleblower agency appears unlikely to secure confirmation after several Senate Republicans indicated Monday that his pick doesn’t have their support. Paul Ingrassia, who was nominated in May, has a record of inflammatory comments. Also, Politico reporting shows thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape. The Morning Joe panel discusses.
President Donald Trump is committed to using every tool at his disposal to exact retribution on his political enemies, and now he has turned his attention to the Internal Revenue Service