Joe Biden's pre-emptive pardons just opened up a whole new can of worms
As bad as the prospect of Trump’s pursuing revenge prosecutions is, the idea of Biden’s pardoning the innocent is potentially worse.
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Biden's Jan. 6 panel pardons are void due to Autopen, says Trump
The president in a late-night post on social media said that all pardons issued by former President Joe Biden are void.
'This is their economy': Fmr. Biden Adviser on 'chaos' of Trumpenomics
President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy is seeing mixed results, but that hasn’t stopped the administration from blaming their predecessor. Heather Boushey, a former member of the Council of Economic Advisers in the Biden administration, gives her thoughts on the state of Trump’s economy, whether U.S. trade relations with Canada will change under the leadership of its new Prime Minister, and the recent drop in consumer sentiment.
Lawrence: Canada's Trudeau humiliates 'cowardly' Trump who backs down on tariffs. Again.
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell explains how Donald Trump, the “most economically ignorant president in history,” backed down on his “illegal tariffs” against Canada and Mexico after Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau rebuked his tariff lies in speaking directly to the American people more convincingly than the “blustering, lying” Trump.
Edward Fishman: How the U.S. turned the global financial system into a potent weapon of war
In the last two decades, a new form of economic warfare has emerged, pioneered by officials from the George W. Bush era, who transformed the global financial system into a potent weapon against their adversaries. The key was leveraging economic resources that the US dominates–such as the US dollar–to exert pressure on adversaries. Tariffs, though not traditionally considered a tool of economic warfare, have historically been used for economic reasons, such as securing reciprocal trade agreements or protecting domestic industries from foreign competition. Trump, however, has so far treated them as a catch-all solution for all sorts of issues, including the migrant crisis. “He’s trying to use tariffs as this cure-all, almost like a magic bullet to solve every possible problem,” says Edward Fishman, a former State Department and Treasury sanctions official under the Obama administration. “Tariffs are actually a weak tool if you're using them as a national security weapon.”
Biden Interior Secretary launches bid for New Mexico Governor: Inside her strategy to win
Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is the first Biden cabinet member to run for office after the end of the administration. She joins The Weekend to discuss her campaign to be New Mexico’s Governor.
Vladimir Kara-Murza: U.S. tech companies are ‘acting as accomplices to dictatorships’
Vladimir Kara-Murza knows a thing or two about the dangers of government-sponsored, tech industry-supported censorship. As a Russian opposition activist, he was found guilty of treason for speaking out against Putin’s crackdown on dissidents. And now, in the context of Trump’s government overhaul, U.S. tech companies are “essentially acting as accomplices to dictatorships.” “Those companies that declare their adherence to principles such as the rule of law, respect for human rights, respect for democracy, they have to actually follow these principles, as opposed to helping dictatorships overcome them.”
'That job is not stress free': Rahm Emanuel warns of Hegseth in defense role
Former U.S. Amb. to Japan under President Biden and former WH Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, joins Morning Joe to discuss returning back to the U.S., Trump's pick for defense secretary Pete Hegseth and what message Democrats need going forward under Trump.
Dems have to be a party people want to attend: 'Pod Save America' on the way forward
Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor, co-hosts of 'Pod Save America,' join Morning Joe to discuss the first few days of the Trump administration and how Democrats can excite voters.
Lawrence on the White House press briefing ‘Trump standard’
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell explains the double standard that the Washington press corps has applied to Joe Biden and Donald Trump, entirely to Donald Trump's benefit.
Joe: Peaceful transitions are special not because they're easy but because they're hard
All living former presidents attended President Trump's inauguration on Monday, and the Morning Joe panel discusses the importance of those former presidents Clinton, Bush, Obama and Biden being in attendance for the inauguration, which is something Trump declined to do when Biden won in 2020.
Biden reflects on presidency while giving Lawrence an exclusive Oval Office tour
After MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell's exclusive interview with Pres. Biden in the Oval Office during the final week of the Biden presidency, Biden took Lawrence around the room to share with him some of the personal items there and the stories behind them.
