Trump’s allies in Congress apparently go to bat for the former president

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🗓️ 13 July 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the ongoing efforts by Donald Trump’s allies in Congress to apparently go to bat for the twice-impeached, twice-indicted former president. The recent appearance of Trump-appointed FBI Director Chris Wray before the Republican-controlled House Judiciary Commitee immediately went off the rails with an unhinged bombardment of all the old, right-wing conspiracy theories. Our experts bring their analysis. Also in this episode, we cover the aftermath now that Iowa Republicans have passed a draconian abortion ban that does not allow a clear-cut exemption for raped children. Plus, the U.S. military is the latest target of the right-wing culture wars, with Sen. Tuberville blocking military promotions. Meanwhile, a school district is banning the military memoir, "Jarhead." The author of this book, Anthony Swofford, joins Joy with his thoughts. All this and more in this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

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0:00.0	Tonight on The Readout, the Hunter Biden laptop, the Hunter Biden laptop story, the Hunter
0:09.4	laptop and the Hunter Biden laptop.
0:11.1	The FBI censorship, protected free speech and or well in, Ministry of Truth.
0:16.3	Sounds like a shakedown, doesn't it, director?
0:22.1	Gray before the Republican-controlled House Judiciary Committee immediately goes off
0:26.2	the rails with an unhinged bombardment of all the old festering conspiracy theories.
0:32.0	Also tonight Iowa Republicans, pathogenian abortion ban, not even allowing a clear-cut
0:37.5	exemption for raped children.
0:40.3	Plus, the U.S. military is the latest target of the right-wing culture wars with Senator
0:44.8	Tommy Tuberville blocking military promotions, and now a school district is banning the
0:50.2	military memoir, Jarhead, author, Anthony Swafford joins me tonight.
0:58.7	But we begin tonight with the ongoing efforts by Donald Trump's MAGA minions in Congress
1:03.1	to go to bat for their dear leader, acting not as representatives of the American people,
1:07.7	but as an extension of the defense team for the twice impeached, twice-indicted former
1:12.4	president.
1:13.4	You may remember that one of Trump's most loyal followers in the House, Jim Jordan,
1:17.2	made it very clear last summer that defending Trump was going to be their top priority,
1:22.4	with just one goal in mind if they took the House in the midterms.
1:27.2	All those things need to be investigated just so you have the truth.
1:30.0	Plus that will help frame up the 2024 race when I hope and I think President Trump is
1:35.9	going to run again and we need to make sure that he wins.
1:38.9	And there it is.
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