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MSNBC Rachel Maddow (video)

MSNBC Rachel Maddow (video) - 07-29-2025-225149

MSNBC Rachel Maddow (video)

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4.412.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Through her unique approach to storytelling, Rachel Maddow provides in-depth reporting to illuminate the current state of political affairs and reveals the importance of transparency and accountability from our leaders. Maddow works with unmatched rigor and resolve to explain our complex world and deliver news in a way that's illuminating and dynamic, connecting the dots to make sense of complex issues. Maddow also conducts thoughtful interviews with individuals at the center of current news stories to provide important perspective.

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0:00.0

There's a lot of news coming out of Washington.

0:02.3

As we get an update on the vote, we fully expect the direction it's going, but we'll bring that to you as soon as we learn it.

0:08.8

And this is a nomination, again, as Chris was just talking about, it's Trump's former personal attorney, Amy Lovie.

0:15.5

He's being nominated and now about to be confirmed for a lifetime appointment as a judge on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, which is a very big deal.

0:25.2

That court oversees federal courts in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.

0:29.6

And I'm going to talk all about this with Andrew Weissman in a moment.

0:33.0

I'm also going to talk with one of the leading voices against his nomination, Senator Sheldon White House, in a moment as well.

0:39.6

Before we get there, and I know we just talked about this a little bit, but it's worth remembering just what makes Bovi such a controversial nominee and unqualified and unacceptable nominee to begin with.

0:52.2

I mean, since the beginning of Trump's second term,

0:55.0

Bovi has been serving as a top-ranking official at the Justice Department.

0:58.0

It's not been that long.

1:00.0

He was in that position for just six months.

1:02.0

And in that time on the job,

1:04.0

Bovi has basically outdone himself,

1:07.0

and probably historically, anyone else who has served in this position,

1:11.7

with his sheer willingness to ignore and violate the rule of law.

1:16.1

I mean, first, there was his role in squashing the corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams.

1:20.8

We all remember that.

1:22.0

Under President Biden, the Justice Department charged Mayor Adams with bribery, conspiracy, and wire fraud. But after Mayor Adams

1:29.5

essentially allied himself with Donald Trump, Boevee reportedly ordered prosecutors in the Justice

1:34.7

Department to drop the case against Adams. Now, when that happened, that led to, and just to give

1:41.2

you a quick update, he has been confirmed by the Senate to a lifetime appointment.

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