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May 2023
41m 26s

Trump civil rape trial going to jury

Ari Melber, MSNBC
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MSNBC’s Ari Melber hosts “The Beat” on Monday, May 8, and reports on Donald Trump’s civil trial, the Ron DeSantis tapes, and the latest on Tucker Carlson. Nancy Erika Smith, Jessica Bennett, Howard Dean, and Michael Steele join. 
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