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Feb 2024
41m 28s

Trump's legal fees top half a billion do...

Ari Melber, MSNBC
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MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Monday, February 19, and reports on Donald Trump's mounting legal fees, the fallout from New York's special election, an FBI informant indicted for lies about Hunter Biden and the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Neal Katyal joins to discuss. Plus, award-winning actor and filmmaker Rob Reiner joins Mel ... Show More
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