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>> welcome to "the beat." i'm ari melber. we have new tapes. in a "beat" exclusive we have new audio tapes of congressman george santos, arraigned today for that indictment. they are the santos tapes and they're coming up shortly. later i want to tell you we also have my special report on clarence thomas' problem with law and precedent. we'll get to that breakdown and these tapes. our top story right now is the santos indictment itself. this is the most controversial new lawmaker in congress, now indicted for breaking laws. prosecutors say his lies became crimes, to put it simply, an...

Were president, i would make sure all the money spent on good things. >> on good things. >> did method man not say f a rap critic, talk about it when i live it. >> i'll ring the cow bell. >> that made my neck hurt. >> you got to protect your neck. >> true. >> future is not always relevant to the news but he did say f up some commas. biden is not on some three comma mess. this is four commas, trillions. a lot of babies in the game. >> i like how you brought that back. >> drake doesn't believe in naps. i don't take naps. me and the money are way too attached to go and do that. >> amen. let me te...

Most professional way possible. there are many people who dreamed to have this experience with you. i'm happy you're sharing it with us. >> you know -- [ laughter ] >> how many songs have you written? >> me, a couple hundred songs. >> the line i was thinking of that echoes from your book is, if you know method man from wu tang, with regard to critics. he says, "f" a rap critic. he talk about it while i live it. >> that's really it. it's like people say to me, you know, when was the last time you watched whatever? and i'm like, i don't really watch them. i live them. >> right. >> i was there. i...

He says with regard to critics, i say with it from your time, he says rap critic, he talk about it while i love it. >> that's it. people say to me, you know, when was the last time you watched whatever? i'm like, i don't really watch them. i love them. you know? i was there. i don't really need to go back and look at it. i was actually on the inside of it. >> in your world and ours, prestigious still matters to most people. it's still factored in. and the critics and the words figure in somehow. it seemed meaningful to you by many accounts a well deserved golden globe for casino. >> i was so s...

While i wanted to be in the roomin'. who would want to miss that? >> how can i say this in the most professional way possible, there are many people who dreamed to have this experience with you. so i'm happy you're sharing it with us. [ laughter ] how many songs have you written? >> me, i've written a couple hundred songs. >> the line from your book, if you know method man from wu tang, he says with regard to critics, for him, it's music critics. he says "f" a rap critic, he talk about it while i live it. >> that's really it. people say to me, when was the last time you watched whatever? i'm l...