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MSNBC Rachel Maddow (video)

MSNBC Rachel Maddow (video) - 11-22-2024-001942

MSNBC Rachel Maddow (video)

NBC News

Congress, Madow, Politics, Issues, Campaign, Policy, Election, News & Politics, Public, Nbc, President, Washington, Government

4.412.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2024

⏱️ 13 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

Donald Trump has now moved on to his second choice for Attorney General.

0:04.8

Today, Trump's first choice for the job, former Congressman Matt Gates,

0:08.6

officially withdrew from consideration following a wave of controversy over allegations

0:13.2

that Gates had sex with an underage girl and paid two other young women also for sex.

0:19.2

Allegations he denies.

0:25.7

Given this, Trump today had to give up on his choice of a MAGA loyalist from Florida who is a fixture on Fox News and will instead be nominating a MAGA loyalist from Florida who

0:32.2

is a fixture on Fox News.

0:34.9

Trump has chosen former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to be his next pick for United States Attorney General.

0:41.3

You may remember Ms. Bondi from her many guest appearances on the political reality show that Donald Trump has forced us all to live in.

0:49.3

In 2013, when Bondi was still Attorney General of Florida, she had reportedly been looking into allegations of fraud

0:56.1

at Trump's sham university.

0:58.6

But then Trump's sham charity gave an illegal $25,000 donation

1:04.0

to a PAC supporting Pam Bondi.

1:07.6

And Pam Bondi suddenly decided she wasn't interested

1:10.4

in investigating Trump University anymore.

1:13.6

Years later, both Trump's university and his charity would be shut down after being investigated by attorneys general who didn't receive any large,

1:22.6

conspicuous donations from Donald Trump.

1:26.6

You may also remember Pam Bondi from her role

1:28.3

as part of Trump's defense team in his first impeachment trial,

1:32.3

where she demonstrated her skills as a litigator

1:34.3

in front of the United States Senate.

1:38.3

He remained on the board until April of 2019.

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