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May 2024
41m 26s

Trump guilty on all counts; sentencing s...

Ari Melber, MSNBC
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MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Friday, May 31, and reports on Donald Trump's guilty conviction in the NY hush money case. Douglas Brinkley, Molly Jong-Fast, Bob Woodward, and Rob Reiner join.  
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