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‘Preposterous’ that FBI agents have to sue federal government ‘to protect themselves’: Lawyer
FBI agents are suing the Justice Department, alleging retribution over their work on January 6th cases. Former federal prosecutor Chris Mattei, who is representing the seven FBI agents in the case, joins Chris Jansing with the latest on the case ahead of tomorrow's hearing.
FBI agents file class action lawsuit against DOJ
Nine unnamed FBI agents have filed a class action lawsuit against the Department of Justice after they say they were instructed to fill out a survey about their roles in January 6 investigations. NBC News' Ken Dilanian has details on the lawsuit and the concerns the agents have about their identities being made public.
Trump moves toward ending independent law enforcement as a core American value with mass purge
In an effort to not only rewrite the history of his January 6 insurrection but to exact revenge on the agents and lawyers who worked to hold him and his rioting supporters accountable, Donald Trump appears to be in the midst of a massive purge of the FBI and the DOJ, turning them into agencies that cater to his interests and concerns instead of the law. Rachel Maddow explains.
'That's what a banana republic does': Trump's 'dangerous' purge of FBI & DOJ begins
MSNBC's Ali Velshi is joined by David Rohde, NBC News Senior Executive Editor for National Security, and former U.S. attorney Joyce Vance, to discuss the breaking news of the firings of a slew of high-ranking leaders at the FBI and Justice Dept. prosecutors tied to January 6 cases.
'I have concerns as an American': Fmr. Jan. 6 prosecutor on Trump's sweeping pardons
MSNBC legal correspondent Lisa Rubin interviews Alexis Loeb, a former federal prosecutor who worked on charging January 6th defendants. One of President Trump's first actions after inauguration was to pardon Jan. 6 rioters. Now, Trump's DOJ is conducting a review of Jan. 6 prosecutions.
‘There's no reasonable doubt’: Jan. 6 insurrectionists pardoned by Trump re-arrested, shot by police
January 6th insurrectionists granted clemency by Donald Trump have been re-arrested, investigated, and shot by police.
'A shock-and-awe campaign': Trump WH fires DOJ officials who worked on criminal investigations of the president
Ed Martin, President Trump’s top prosecutor for Washington, D.C., told Justice Department colleagues Monday that he is launching a “special project” to review the office’s handling of a federal charge brought against many of the 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants who received presidential pardons last week. Also, the Justice Department said Monday that it fired several career lawyers involved in prosecuting Donald Trump. The Morning Joe panel discusses.
Trump-appointed prosecutor and capitol rioter advocate announces 'special' review of Jan. 6 cases
NBC News Justice Reporter Ryan Reilly and Host of Radio Atlantic and the 'We Live Here Now' podcast Hanna Rosin join Katy Tur to discuss the announcement of an investigation into prosecutors who were involved in cases of January 6th rioters and the return of rioters back into neighborhoods like D.C.
A dangerous message: Former federal prosecutors on Jan. 6 pardons
Former federal prosecutors who worked on Jan. 6 cases, Jason Manning and Ashley Akers, join Morning Joe to discuss the president's pardoning of January 6 rioters, which Trump ally, Sen. Lindsey Graham, said on Sunday was a mistake.
Intention of Jan. 6 pardons is to ‘empower vigilantes and militias’ loyal to Trump: Fmr. Prosecutor
Former DOJ prosecutor Brendan Ballou resigned from the DOJ after President Trump took office and pardoned over 1,500 people charged in connection with the January 6 riot. He comments on Trump’s actions and what he expects from the DOJ under this administration.
Trump’s avalanche of executive actions is ‘absolutely’ working to ‘outrage’ you: Analyst
President Trump had a busy first week in the Oval Office, signing executive orders on policies from DEI to immigration to withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement. Democratic strategist Ameshia Cross and MSNBC political analyst Brendan Buck discuss the beginning of Trump’s term with Alex Witt.