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Over planned immigration raids. something very important this weekend potentially. donald trump surrenders again today. that labor secretary is out after the epstein sex offender scandal. later in the show, we want you to see jon stewart today back on the hill going after mitch mcconnell on standing by the commitment this country made to 9/11 victims. we have a lot more in the show. i'm ari melber. you're watching "the beat" on msnbc. you're watching "the beat msnbc. award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. the most awarded luxury suv of the century....

In d.c. the emoluments clause prohibits officials from accepting gifts from a foreign government. this is trump international in d.c. which is a mile from the white house. i'm joined by david farenthold, nbc political analyst. let's talk about the significance of this decision. this case is going forward and there were detractors who thought it shouldn't. this centered, david, on standing. what did we learn from the judge about maryland and d.c. taking this case forward? >> this is a law very rarely tried. it's been in the constitution for 200 plus years. really there is no case law saying how...

Have to do that. that's the actual person being injured. it's not the members of congress. >> that's right. that's why the courts in the past when seeing any form of litigation carried against the president or the executive branch have usually been very tough, first of all, on standing. if the suit manages to pass that hurdle, then, they really have to pass the other hurdle that there is no alternative remedy to deal with this harm. >> right. >> there's nothing the congress could do and, therefore, the court has to enter the political thicket between the presidency and the congress to resolve ...

Legislature. we have legislative bodies for a reason to deal with these hot-button social issues, that's why i the supreme court expressed skepticism. but we've been saying we don't need a 50-state mandate on same-sex marriage in the country. what we need the supreme court to do is let the american people deal with this through their state institutions. >> i do know that justice kennedy talked about the standing on whether your defendants had standing. do you have the right to bring this case? is that concerning for you, that the standing issue itself. it's not concerning for us at all. standi...

>> virginia attorney general ken cuccinelli is here. >> we filed forked. we won in the trial court, lost in the fourth circuit, on standing. they said that states don't have the right to defend their own laws. >> basically, meaning it's none of your business. >> right, right, get out. you can step outside of health care. forget helt care. this is the only circuit to ever do that. none of the circuit courts of appeals have ever denied the state the ability to defend its own laws. >> all right, now, the virginia case is different from the 26 states because you have a specific statute, which make...