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Dec 2023
40m 38s

Trump could go to prison or White House ...

Ari Melber, MSNBC
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MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Friday, December 29 and reports on Donald Trump's criminal trials. Plus, the GOP's dysfunction in 2023. Joyce Vance and Tom Rogers join.  
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