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capitol hill, the first rule of the d.c. fight club is talking way too much about this d.c. fight club. we ll dive into the political theater turned physical, and what s really happening on the hill. plus, trump trial timeline, judge in the mar-a-lago classified documents trial appears to throw a legal lifeline to the twice impeached, four-time indicted, disgraced one term ex president. pressure sign a least one of trump s criminal trials will be delayed until after the 2024 presidential election. and the santos aga. scathing ethics reports revealed a controversial republican congressman, who can t pay money on botox, luxury items, and only vance. all this and more, coming up. good saturday morning to you all, i m katie phang. we begin today s show in washington, d.c., where despite republican dissension, lawmakers narrowly avoided a government shutdown. again, and for now. thursday night, president biden signed the funding bill passed by both the house and the sena ....
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podcast. watch and listen for free wherever you get your podcast. you can also catch the velshi content on youtube. stay where you are. charles coleman picks up our coverage on the katie phang show. it starts right now. good afternoon, i m charles coleman junior in for my friend and colleague, katie phang. live from msnbc headquarters in new york city. and we have a lot to talk about. here is the week that was. let s start in florida where judge aileen cannon held a hearing yesterday. over donald trump s motion to dismiss is classified documents case. now his lawyers are arguing that special counsel jackson his appointment was unconstitutional. trump s legal team is going against president and arguing that a special counsel must be appointed by law and is subject to senate confirmation. judge cannon, however, appeared at least somewhat skeptical of trump s position, specifically taking issue with the notion that jack smith appointment was akin to a shadow government. ....
thank you so much for letting us into your homes for another week of shows. so grateful. have a great weekend. always so good to see you. have a great show. and welcome to the beat. i m katie phang in for ari melber. trump s legal woes moved to florida in a most recent attempt to get this classified documents case dismissed. holding a multihour hearing. trump s lawyers arguing jack smith s appointment of special counsel is uns constitutional claims a special counsel must be appointed categorized unprincipled author and contending that the attorney general s ability to appoint a special counsel with the authority of a u.s. attorney is like appointing a shadow government. the judge appeared skeptical of the argument pushing back saying, is that really a realistic risk,s when there are well-defined statutes regarding the attorney general s appointment authority ? special counsel refuting the arguments says it disregards precedent and would have a pernicious con ....