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A producer on MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of THE IMPOSTORS http://bit.ly/3k1vZjN

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Speaker Mike Johnson’s appearance at Trump’s criminal trial was tough to defend.

Johnson’s vow to “rein in” prosecutors made the problem considerably worse. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/speaker-mike-johnsons-trip-trumps-trial-ny-mattered-rcna152326

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Among the things to remember about Trump's plan for another round of tax breaks that would benefit the wealthy and big corporations:

This is the opposite of what most voters want. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-eyes-even-tax-breaks-wealthy-big-corporations-rcna151954

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If Clarence Thomas wants the public to believe the serious accusations he’s faced are “lies,” he’s going to have to be far more specific.

Which of the many well-sourced, award-winning reports about his ethics troubles weren't true? https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/biggest-flaw-justice-clarence-thomas-newest-complaints-rcna151935

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It's certainly notable that Paul Manafort is backing off his latest role on Team Trump, but let's not miss the forest for the trees:

The fact that he was brought on in the first place was stark raving mad. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/matters-manafort-backing-gop-convention-role-rcna151931

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It'd be easier to shrug off Trump's talk about arresting special counsel Jack Smith if the Republican weren't also planning to weaponize the Justice Department to go after his perceived foes. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/matters-trump-wants-see-jack-smith-get-arrested-rcna150824

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In March, the RNC hired two lawyers to oversee the party’s election-year legal efforts.

Two months later, one has been indicted, and the other has been pushed out for not embracing conspiratorial lies. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/rnc-troubles-continue-party-parts-ways-chief-counsel-rcna150818

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Though overall job growth cooled a bit in April, the unemployment rate has now been below 4% for 27 consecutive months — an extraordinary streak unseen in the United States since the 1960s. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/unemployment-rate-remains-4-27th-consecutive-month-rcna150548

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Trump has an unsubtle message for voters who disapprove of Biden's Israel/Gaza policy from the left:

If given the chance, the Republican will pursue an agenda they'll hate even more. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-hardline-position-us-policy-gaza-matters-rcna150391

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Among the many problems with Trump's plan for Jan. 6 pardons:

He's the first candidate in history to effectively tell the electorate, “Vote for me and I’ll deliberately release violent criminals back onto the streets.” https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/pardons-jan-6-rioters-trump-steps-teams-line-rcna150233

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As part of Trump's immunity claim, Kavanaugh focused on Ford’s Nixon pardon in 1974.

It's hard not to wonder, though, whether Kavanaugh has read the pardon itself — which seems to make clear that former presidents can be prosecuted and aren't immune. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/kavanaugh-draws-wrong-lesson-fords-1974-nixon-pardon-rcna149807

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As one local columnist summarized, the Arizona GOP in 2024 is defined by "an all-out conspiracy kook and a troll farmer-turned-indicted fake elector.”

Meet the Republican National Committee's unbelievable new members. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/arizona-gop-makes-matters-worse-fake-electors-indictment-rcna149758

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The “everybody does it” defense didn't work for Trump in the classified-documents scandal. As Lindsey Graham really ought to know, it makes even less sense in the hush-money case. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/hush-money-case-lindsey-grahams-new-trump-defense-wont-work-rcna149741

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Trump said last night that it would’ve been “terrible” and “horrible” if he’d tried to have Hillary Clinton prosecuted after the 2016 election.

Which makes it all the more notable that Trump tried to have Hillary Clinton prosecuted after the 2016 election. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/targeting-hillary-clinton-trump-rewrites-recent-history-rcna149510

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Slowly but surely, the Republicans' fake elector controversy has become one of the most consequential political scandals in a generation, racking up indictment totals unseen since Watergate and Iran-Contra. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/indictments-gops-fake-elector-scandal-reach-new-heights-rcna149303

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Trump wanted a "circus" to accompany his trial, but the mass protests he envisioned failed to materialize — again.

It's worth appreciating why. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/new-york-trump-looks-mass-protests-still-dont-exist-rcna148922

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Why does Kevin McCarthy keep going on national television, even when the appearances make him look worse?

It's probably because the former House speaker still hopes to land a gig on Team Trump. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/kevin-mccarthy-isnt-helping-latest-odd-rhetoric-rcna148786

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Elise Stefanik is the only House GOP leader in contention for Trump's ticket.

Elise Stefanik is also the only House GOP leader who sided with the far-right against security aid for Ukraine. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/elise-stefaniks-vote-security-aid-ukraine-matters-rcna148773

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Throughout 2023, House GOP leaders relied on the Democratic minority to pass every major bill that reached the White House.

So far in 2024, it's happening again — which says a lot about the parties' interest in governing. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/options-republican-leaders-turn-dems-govern-rcna148757

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According to a growing number of Republicans, some GOP members aren’t just echoing the Kremlin’s position, they’re also actively taking steps to help Russia prevail in a war against a U.S. ally.

This ... isn’t normal. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/gop-rep-republicans-see-russians-win-rcna148522

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The more Biden leans into allegations that Trump disparaged fallen American troops as "suckers" and "losers," the more John Kelly's confirmation of the story matters. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/biden-leans-allegations-trump-disparaging-us-troops-rcna148430

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Republicans are pretending that Dems set a dangerous precedent by discarding Mayorkas' impeachment without a trial.

They have it backwards: The real danger would've been to legitimize the GOP's abuse of congressional impeachment power. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/gop-makes-weak-pitch-senate-rejects-mayorkas-impeachment-articles-rcna148343

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If Trump really wants to know why his trial — involving alleged crimes from 2016 and 2017 — didn't start sooner, he shouldn't blame Democratic officials.

He should blame Bill Barr. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/didnt-trumps-trial-start-years-earlier-blame-bill-barr-rcna148036

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Trump doesn't want to say whether he's spoken privately to Benjamin Netanyahu.

Given the former president's recent foreign policy freelancing, his reticence seems ... problematic. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/asked-s-spoken-netanyahu-trump-doesnt-want-say-rcna147842

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Trump and his allies would have people believe that Iran was too intimidated to launch offenses under his leadership.

In reality, either Republicans have very short memories about what happened in 2020, or they’re counting on voters to have very short memories about 2020. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-republican-allies-conveniently-forget-irans-2020-offenses-rcna147881

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Gov. Chris Sununu defended his Trump endorsement by effectively saying, "Everybody's doing it."

But as Mike Pence and much of Trump's former team help prove, everybody isn't doing it — only the craven are. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/gops-chris-sununu-tries-fails-defend-trump-endorsement-rcna147801

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