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Stephanie ruhle, all here for msnbcs special coverage of these Court Arguments on the disqualification of donald trump. Welcome to our Primetime Recap of the historic proceedings that the United States Supreme Court. I am Rachel Maddow at msnbc home base along with my beloved colleagues, Lawrence Odonnell, and joy reid, and chris hayes, happy to have you all here. No cameras are allowed in federal courtrooms, including the United States Supreme Court, but today, for the arguments about whether china for having an insurrection against the u. S. Government, the justices did allow for the sound o...

Number? >> well, i do think that one of the reasons that -- we can't get rid of politicians, they stay in congress forever, as i write in the book, the founders wanted them to leave the farm and go to washington, d.c. but now they would rather buy the farm than leave the farm than go back to the farm. i think it's because of this lifestyle. they have become accustom, this lifestyle they have become accustom to. it wouldn't surprise me if ron desantis has a taste now for flying private. i've heard it's nice. but by the way, ron desantis just became a millionaire. he was -- as recently as two mo...

We bought insulin and other prescription drugs for one tenth of the price that the drug companies are selling the same product he into united states of america. thousands of people die every year because they can't afford the medicine that they need. the question is whether we have the guts to stand up and do what is a powerful thing to know how much money these guys, the pharmaceutical industry have spent over the last 20 years on lobbying and campaign contributions? >> i don't. no. >> four and a half billion dollars. do not many lobby as they have on capitol hill right now, twisting arms, th...

Congress forever. there's life after congress. what is happening is you see among members of congress, this is part of the partisanship that i talk about all the time. these are members of congress who took an oath of office. it was not to defend their party. it was not to help their party or to pass a particular tax bill or a particular budget. the oath of office was to defend the united states and the constitution of the united states. if you lose your seat, because you stood up to do what was right, people are going to cheer you and look back and say that was somebody who had courage, princ...

Right things. you know, he kind of messed up, didn't say the right things when this happened. he is the person who gives them the credibility to say, look, the president does this, why can't we. >> yeah. what do you say to members of congress who are in, you know, still actively in politics who say, if we turn against this president, we will lose our seats. >> then they lose their seats. the united states is more important than who stays in congress forever. there's life after congress. what is happening is you see among members of congress, this is part of the partisanship that i talk about a...