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were going to de-bank. >> i dont know what the hell de-bank means, but he might have to take de-ambulance to see de-doctor. >> good morning. welcome to "morning joe." it is monday, january 29th. we have a lot to get to this morning, including the massive payout donald trump now owes e. jean carroll. >> talk about being de-banked. >> after a jury awarded the writer $83 million in defamation damages. well get expert legal analysis on that, as well as the looming case that could further i...

Damage verdict. paul: kim, i think a lot of people looking at this say, you know what? this opioid scourging is really horrible, its done tremendous damage to the country, to the social fabric, and you know what? somebodys got to pay. and the deep pockets are there, so they gotta pay. >> well, theyre right in the first part in that the opioid epidemic is a real problem, and it is causing great devastation, and in particular certain areas of the country. but looking for a scapegoat is not the way...

They have to be provided by government-licensed pharmacies. they were not, the a.g. was not able to show that johnson & johnson did anything illegal, let alone criminal here. paul: so did he even try to show what you would call a line of causation from their manufacturer, distribution, marketing to doctors and then on to patients that you would normally have to establish for product liability? >> no. they basically dodged around most product liability by using this, quote-unquote, public nuisanc...