Trump sinks to new levels of petty to rewrite history of his disgrace

The Briefing with Jen Psaki

MS NOW, Jen Psaki

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🗓️ 30 October 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Jen Psaki shares reporting on the suspension of two federal prosecutors after they submitted a sentencing recommendation for January 6 rioter Taylor Taranto after his conviction on charges unrelated to the insurrection. The recommendation was refiled with alterations made in the references to January 6 and Donald Trump.

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0:00.0	We have a lot of news to get to tonight.
0:02.4	Veteran White House correspondent Jonathan Carl, who never holds back.
0:05.8	He's written a lot of books and is here to talk about his new book, Retribution.
0:10.0	As the title suggests, this book is in part about how retribution became a central driver of Trump's return to power.
0:16.4	We all know that.
0:17.2	But it also includes a number of new behind-the-scenes details about some of the most
0:22.7	enraging moments of his second term, as well as a lot of insight into who Trump actually listens
0:27.6	to and what motivates him in this moment. And that's important for us to all understand, too.
0:33.3	There's also quite a moment on the Senate floor today when Senator Ben Ray Lujan pressed for a vote on SNAP funding, which is set to expire on November 1st.
0:41.6	Senate Majority Leader John Thune was angrier than I think I have ever seen him.
0:46.5	But just this afternoon, he also announced plans to meet with Democrats for the first time.
0:51.0	We don't know how an exact date, but the intention to, saying it for the first time, since the shutdown began just 29 days ago. So we're going to talk with Senator Ben Ray
0:58.8	Lujan about all of that a little bit later as well. First, I want to start with an incident from two
1:04.4	years ago that has kind of thrust itself back into the news today. It was this moment back in
1:10.1	2023 when an armed and dangerous man showed up outside the home of a former president.
1:17.6	There's new information on the January 6 defendant arrested near the home of former president Barack Obama here in D.C.
1:24.6	After federal agents spotted and chased Taylor Toronto outside the D.C. home of former President
1:30.7	Obama, they say they found these guns, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, and a machete in Toronto's
1:36.6	van parked nearby.
1:39.2	The feds had already been trying to arrest Toronto for allegedly being part of the mob that attacked
1:44.0	the Capitol, January 6th, for which he faces four misdemeanor charges.
1:48.8	Late today, federal prosecutors told a judge, Toronto could have learned Obama's address from a social media post by former President Trump.
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