In a major breakthrough in the federal sex crime probe involving Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz, his associate Joel Greenberg is now not only pleading guilty, but planning on cooperating with federal investigators. MSNBC’s Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber is joined by former SDNY prosecutor Danya Perry and former U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance to discuss why this could be bad news for Gaetz. He denies all allegations and has not been charged.
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One of the strongest rules that shields police from accountability and ever facing public trials was literally “made up” by judges, MSNBC s Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber explains in this Special Report, and it can be abolished by Congress or states. Melber traces the odd legal history of this police “immunity” rule; how it operates to prevent even basic civil trials for victims of alleged police brutality; and why it’s become a key flash point in the Congressional battle over the George Floyd Act.May 13, 2021
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As Americans debate police reform, MSNBC's Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber reports on the key differences between two systems of justice in the U.S. and how the famous O.J Simpson case illustrates American courts, and implications for potential reforms of how Americans can take police to court. This is an excerpt from a longer Special Report.
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As Americans debate police reform, MSNBC s Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber reports on the key differences between two systems of justice in the U.S. and how the famous O.J Simpson case illustrates American courts, and implications for potential reforms of how Americans can take police to court. This is an excerpt from a longer Special Report.May 13, 2021
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The feds in the sex crime probe into Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz are hitting a critical point in their investigation as they are now pressing for the cooperation from two key witnesses, including Gaetz s ex-girlfriend, who interned on Capitol Hill. MSNBC’s Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber discusses how this could affect the case with MSNBC’s Juanita Tolliver and former SDNY prosecutor Danya Perry.May 11, 2021
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