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Merrick Garland says if Biden tried to take action in the Trump and Hunter probes he'd resign

Speaking to CBS News' "60 Minutes" on Sunday, Attorney General Merrick Garland sat down for a rare moment to speak to the media and respond to some of the conspiracy theories lodged against him.

Among the things Garland told Scott Pelley, "the most important aspect of the regulations is that the special counsel is not subject to the day-to-day supervision of anyone in the Justice Department." He explained that it ensures political opponents are removed from such investigations.

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Michael Cohen can't understand why Trump is so scared to give a deposition in his own libel suit

Donald Trump launched a $500 million lawsuit against Michael Cohen in the Spring of this year, but he requested that nothing be done about it until Oct. The person launching the lawsuit doesn't generally file it and then ask that it be delayed for months, but that's exactly what Trump did.

Three times, Trump has moved to delay his deposition in the case, Cohen told Jen Psaki on MSNBC Sunday.

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Trump's latest rambling rally: 'I will take electrocution every single time'

Donald Trump began his Sunday rally on schedule and he started off with his attacks against electric vehicles, which, lately, have led him to complain about electric boats.

"So, let me ask you," Trump said in his rally speech. "Let's say a boat goes down and I'm sitting on top of a big powerful battery and the boat is going down, do I get electrocuted? ... But if I'm sitting down and that boat's going down and I'm on top of a battery, and the water starts flooding in, I'm getting concerned. But then I look ten yards to my left and there's a shark over there. So I have a choice of electrocution or a shark. You know what I'm going to take? Electrocution. I'll take electrocution every single time. Do we agree? But these people are crazy."

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Trump may end up having to pay over $600 million in fines — and he doesn't have it: Michael Cohen

Donald Trump's former lawyer thinks that the $250 million fine that Attorney General Letitia James has calculated for the Trump Organization is actually just a starting point. He has already been found liable.

Speaking to MSNBC's Jen Psaki on Sunday, Cohen anticipated Trump likely won't handle things "well" if he ends up in court Monday.

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Morning Joe mocks GOP 'incompetence' for calling impeachment witnesses who 'undermine' their case

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough ridiculed the first Republican-led impeachment inquiry hearing into President Joe Biden.

GOP lawmakers struggled to make their case that the president benefitted from his son Hunter Biden's business dealings during the six-hour hearing, and the "Morning Joe" host was amazed that three witnesses Republicans called were unable to offer direct knowledge of any wrongdoing and made clear there was no impeachable evidence.

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Morning Joe wonders how Trump will survive criminal counts: 'Surprised the guy is even still walking'

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough wondered how Donald Trump would survive the criminal charges that could land him in prison for the rest of his life and the lawsuits posing an existential threat to his family business.

The twice-impeached former president faces 91 criminal counts in four jurisdictions and a New York judge found him liable for fraud this week, plunging the Trump Organization into receivership and eventual dissolution, and the "Morning Joe" host said those challenges clearly plagued his state of mind.

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Legal expert explains why there's no evidence to convict anyone — much less impeach Biden

Former federal prosecutor and University of Michigan Law Professor Barbara McQuade walked through the information presented by Republicans in the House Oversight Committee Thursday and whether it is "enough" to lead to conviction or impeachment of President Joe Biden.

MSNBC's Chris Jansing played a clip of Rep. Nancy Mace (R-NC) accusing Biden of having an office space that housed a Chinese-aligned company. She also accused Hunter Biden of calling his father the "family's only asset."

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'You're lying': Republican steamrolls MSNBC reporter's fact-checking of his Biden accusations

Rep. Bob Good (R-VA) lost his cool Thursday, calling MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell a liar when she fact-checked his allegations about President Joe Biden.

After using the GOP talking point about the "Biden Crime Family," Mitchell cut in to say that Good had no evidence of the claims he made and they were nothing more than accusations.

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Republicans panic as Democrats call for Giuliani to be subpoenaed: 'Where is Rudy?'

Republicans panicked Thursday as a line of questioning at the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden turned to Rudy Giuliani's involvement in searching for information in Ukraine – and Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) motioned to subpoena the former president's ex-lawyer.

Republicans immediately called for his motion to be tabled, but too many chairs in the room were empty for them to secure that vote. Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-KY) called for a "voice vote," but Democrats asked for the names to be recorded. Comer tried to railroad the requests, but it wasn't working

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GOP's own Biden impeachment witness agrees Rudy Giuliani should be grilled

The House Oversight Committee held its first hearing on President Joe Biden's impeachment Thursday, though the three witnesses called apparently didn't actually see anything related to the impeachment – as the Democrats pointed out.

First was lawyer Jonathan Turley, who said that he didn't believe that Biden's impeachment should actually be held at all.

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'What was going on?' MSNBC's Mika hammers Chris Christie over GOP debate failures

MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski grilled Chris Christie over the failure of Donald Trump's rivals to call out the former president's escalating threats of violence and ongoing legal difficulties.

The former president was found liable for fraud this week, in which he also called for the execution of Gen. Mark Milley, and the "Morning Joe" co-host asked Christie why those topics didn't come up during the second Republican presidential debate, which Trump skipped.

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Morning Joe panel dumps on GOP lawmaker's 'pathetic' meltdown over Biden impeachment evidence

Panelists on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" mocked Rep. Jason Smith's (R-MO) meltdown when pressed by a reporter to explain why a message from Hunter Biden to a business association implicated his father in "corruption and misconduct."

The Missouri Republican highlighted the June 2017 WhatsApp message as evidence of political influence peddling, but he was unable to explain how Joe Biden could have done that when he was not in politics or an elected official at the time when put on the spot by NBC News reporter Ryan Nobles.

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'Absolute insanity': Morning Joe appalled by GOP debate silence on Trump's calls for executing foes

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough called out the Republican presidential candidates who failed to address Donald Trump's social media threats and legal troubles.

The former president -- and current GOP frontrunner -- did not take part in Wednesday night's debate, and the "Morning Joe" host questioned why his would-be rivals did not mention his death threat against Gen. Mark Milley or this week's ruling finding Trump and his sons liable for fraud.

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