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Corruption is all Ukraine got when they asked Donald Trump for help: Ali Velshi

MSNBC's Ali Velshi drew a straight line between Donald Trump's extortion scheme against Ukraine and Russia's invasion.

The former president was impeached for the first time for trying to pressure the country's newly elected president Volodymyr Zelenskyy into investigating Joe Biden by withholding military aid as Russian president Vladimir Putin threatened Ukraine, and Velshi said the scheme was directly related to the bloody 2022 war.

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'That's where all hell breaks loose': Senator says Putin is now 'the most dangerous man in world history'

Sen. Angus King (I-ME) warned that Vladimir Putin has become "the most dangerous man in world history."

The Maine independent told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that the Russian invasion of Ukraine had already failed, and Putin could soon face a challenge to his power from his country's ruling elite.

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Florida Republican accidentally fact-checks his own lie that the 'Don't Say Gay' bill doesn't single out gays

The Florida Senate debated the frequently referred to "Don't Say Gay" bill on Monday, but one Republican spoke in such circles that he ultimately ended up fact-checking himself.

Responding to comments from one Democrat about why the GOP doesn't care about talk of drugs, rape, murder or other topics. Instead, Republicans are more focused on addressing issues like civil rights and LGBTQ equality.

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John Oliver tells Putin to use less 'creepy' actors if he wants to lie to children in propaganda videos

In a video pushed out by the Russian Ministry of Education, a young girl asks questions about Russia's invasion of Ukraine so that children can be fed propaganda as much as their parents. The young girl with pig-tails asks what "special operations" are and was flat-out lied to by what Oliver called "creepy."

As part of the children's show, the "creepy" Russian explains to the little girl that the special operations in Ukraine are because Russia is trying to establish peace, which is a lie. He then claims that they're not bombing things like schools or residential areas, apartment buildings, or infrastructure like substations.

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Barr swears Trump never told him to do anything — he did it because he agreed with Trump

With an air of superiority, former Attorney General Bill Barr explained in an NBC News interview that he was never told to do things by former President Donald Trump. The questions came as a part of the interview with Barr as he travels the country promoting his tell-all book.

While many of the things Barr did made Trump feel like Barr was on his side, Barr explained that he simply did what he did because he happened to believe as Trump did. The perception that Trump was controlling him was entirely manufactured by the media, he explained.

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'Go home!': Watch Bill Barr's impression of Donald Trump's rants

NBC's special with disgraced former Attorney General Bill Barr reveals some of the inside incidents with former President Donald Trump.

Barr's new tell-all book is coming out this week amid criticisms that he is attempting to use the volume to rehabilitate himself. NBC Newsman Lester Holt has been accused of assisting Barr in that effort.

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Fox evolves from siding with Russia and Putin to calling for World War III against them

Former Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) has turned full war-hawk on his Fox network show after many of their hosts were standing with Russia and Vladimir Putin just a week ago.

Referencing Sparta and a Persian battle from 490 BCE, Gowdy explained that Americans owe it to Ukraine to do battle directly with Russia.

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'This may by why people think you’re a racist': The View nails Tucker Carlson for attacking SCOTUS nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson

Fox News host Tucker Carlson went off on a rant Wednesday against President Joe Biden's nominee to the Supreme Court. According to Carlson, Ketanji Brown Jackson's qualifications of being the top of her class at Harvard Law School, editor of the Harvard Law Review and 25 years of experience wasn't enough for him. According to Carlson, he needs to see her LSAT scores.

The LSAT is the exam you study to get into law school, similar to the SATs for undergraduate degrees. The implication is that despite Brown Jackson's qualifications, she got into college as an affirmative action candidate.

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'How many deaths on TV do you need to see' to stop buying oil from 'psycho' Putin: Ukraine official

Ukrainian member of Parliament Oleksandra Ustinova said that the West isn't doing enough to hit back against Russia for the invasion of Ukraine, but that it never has from the very beginning.

She explained that Vladimir Putin is a "psychopath" who isn't afraid to make good on his recent threats of a nuclear attack and World War III if it means he can take whatever land he wants. Thus far, she said, the West has allowed Putin to operate however he wants with little regard for eastern Europe. Now, the situation is so dire that the West must be willing to make serious efforts to fight back, even if it means inconveniencing Americans' lives.

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'Rest in peace comrade': Russian investor drinks on-air toast to death of country's financial market

A Russian investor drank a toast to the end of his country's capital market during an appearance on live television.

The investment expert, identified on social media as stock market strategy expert Aleksandr Butmanov, declined to respond to the greeting "good day" on the TJ network, saying he no longer sees a future in his industry after Russia was hit with punishing sanctions over Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

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Russia's ambassador lashes out over 'illegal coup' in Ukraine during UN speech

Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzya, lashed out at Western powers this week, claiming they had pushed an "illegal coup" in Ukraine in 2014.

Nebenzya said the coup had the support of the United States, adding that Ukraine's "legitimately elected president" had been "overthrown."Nebenzya was referring to former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, who fled to Russia in 2014.

The Recount, which posted a video of the remarks on Twitter, initially reported that Nebenzya had referred to Trump as the "legitimately elected president."

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'Who the hell do you think you are!' The View erupts over Lauren Boebert's SOTU outburst

The women of "The View" were furious with the lack of respect that Reps. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) showed during the State of the Union address Tuesday evening.

In an analysis of President Joe Biden's speech, the women brought up the veterans he discussed and his efforts to help them after years of them begging for key cancer treatments as a result of the burn pits.

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‘John Bolton absolutely eviscerated pro-Putin’ claims about Trump and Russia: Morning Joe

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough called out Donald Trump's defenders who say he would have handled Russia's invasion of Ukraine better than President Joe Biden.

The former president's one-time national security adviser John Bolton, who voiced his objections to the White House pressure campaign against Ukraine in 2019, strongly criticized Trump during an appearance Tuesday on Newsmax, and the "Morning Joe" host said that invalidated much of the Biden disapproval.

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