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Jan. 26 — Sen. Lindsey Graham and Sen. Adam Schiff

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3.83.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

As President Donald Trump issues a flurry of executive orders during his first week in office, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) reacts to his blanket pardons for Jan. 6, 2021, rioters. Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) shares his thoughts on the preemptive pardons granted to members of the Jan. 6 committee by former President Joe Biden. Leigh Ann Caldwell, Carlos Curbelo, Ashley Etienne and Garrett Haake join the Meet the Press roundtable.

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0:00.0

This Sunday, executive orders. The American people have spoken. Donald Trump returns to the White House, moving quickly to enact his second term agenda, issuing sweeping pardons for January 6th rioters.

0:14.0

Some of those people were the police, too, but they were very minor incidents. You just blanket pardon all of them without consequence.

0:24.1

I think that that sends a horrible message to our law enforcement officers.

0:28.1

Plus, show of force.

0:30.1

President Trump orders U.S. troops to the southern border as he ramps up his mass deportation plan.

0:36.6

We're getting the bad, hard criminals out.

0:39.0

These are murderers.

0:39.9

These are people that have been as bad as you get.

0:43.4

And trade war.

0:45.3

If you don't make your product in America, which is your prerogative, then very simply

0:50.6

you will have to pay a tariff.

0:53.0

President Trump threatens steep tariffs on the United States' largest trading partners.

0:58.1

All we want is fairness. We just want a level playing field.

1:01.2

But will Mr. Trump's tariffs actually end up punishing American consumers more?

1:06.6

My guest this morning, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina,

1:10.5

and Democratic Senator Adam Schiff of California.

1:13.9

Joining me for insight and analysis are NBC News Senior White House correspondent Garrett Hake.

1:20.9

Leanne Caldwell, Chief Washington correspondent for Puck, former Republican Congressman Carlos Crabello, and Ashley Etienne,

1:30.1

former communications director to Vice President Harris. Welcome to Sunday. It's Meet the Press.

1:38.1

From NBC News in Washington, the longest running show in television history. This is Meet the Press with Kristen Welk.

1:47.1

Good Sunday morning.

1:49.2

In his frenzied first week in office, President Trump is testing the limits of his presidential power,

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