

The Beat with Ari Melber
Ari Melber, MS NOW
Ari Melber delivers the biggest political and news stories of the day, with interviews and original reporting from around the nation. An Emmy-winning journalist, attorney and former Senate staffer, Melber cuts through the spin and the noise to tell you what's really happening. Real news, every night.
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Mar 27, 2023 • 42min
Trump grand jury hears from another witness today
MSNBC’s Ari Melber hosts “The Beat” on Monday, March 27, and reports on Trump’s hush money probe, the school shooting in Tennessee, and the Fox-Dominion case. Former Trump campaign vet Sam Nunberg joins Melber to discuss Trump’s legal heat. Neal Katyal, Joyce Vance, and Kathy Park join.
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Mar 27, 2023 • 40min
Prosecuting Donald Trump: A Primer
How do you build a legal case when the defendant is a former president? MSNBC legal contributors Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord have an idea. They’re two of the most well-respected and storied prosecutors in the country – and have prosecuted historic cases from Enron to the Benghazi attack. So, they’re the perfect people to tell us how a prosecutor -- from Alvin Bragg to Fani Willis to Jack Smith – might think about prosecuting a former president.
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Mar 24, 2023 • 41min
D.A. Bragg gets death threat as Trump warns of “Death”
MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Friday, March 24, and reports on Donald Trump’s legal fights, MAGA’s violent extremists, book bans, and Obamacare. Plus, Melber is joined by Posdnuos and Maseo of the iconic Hip Hop group De La Soul. Michael Beshloss, Joyce Vance, and David Kelley also join. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS
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Mar 23, 2023 • 42min
Before his own conviction, lawyer Avenatti pushed Trump hush money case
MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Thursday, March 23, and reports on Donald Trump’s hush money probe in New York, Ron DeSantis’ effort to expand his administration’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law, and TikTok’s latest legal hearing. Plus, Melber delivers a special report on the rise in violent threats against lawmakers since the Trump presidency. James Carville joins. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS
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Mar 23, 2023 • 50min
Hear Ari Melber’s newsworthy interviews with Trump lawyers
As Donald Trump predicts his own arrest in New York, two of his current defense lawyers just joined Ari Melber for separate interviews, Joe Tacopina and Drew Findling. Hear their full interviews in this podcast extra, followed by Melber’s 2019 interview with then-Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow at the height of the Mueller probe. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS
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Mar 22, 2023 • 41min
NY grand jury returns tomorrow
MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Wednesday, March 22, and reports on Donald Trump's hush money probe in New York, as Trump braces for a possible indictment. Plus, Melber reports on the Fox-Dominion case. Neal Katyal, Asha Rangappa, Dan Horwitz, Barbara Res, and Nick Akerman join. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS
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Mar 21, 2023 • 43min
Trump defense lawyer on The Beat
MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat” on Tuesday, March 21, and is joined by Trump Defense Lawyer Drew Findling for a wide ranging interview on the Georgia investigation. Emily Bazelon, and Maya Wiley also join.
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Mar 21, 2023 • 50min
Trump predicts his own indictment
MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Monday, March 20, and reports on the escalating Trump probe in New York. Plus, Former Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen joins Melber. Nick Akerman and John Kasich also join. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS
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Mar 17, 2023 • 41min
Law enforcement preparing for a possible Trump indictment
MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Friday, March 17 and reports on law enforcement preparing for a possible Trump indictment. Plus, Mike Pence privately blasting Trump for Jan. 6 while publicly backtracking on Fox. John Flannery joins, along with author Jennifer Wright, musician Ellie Goulding and investigative journalist Vicky Ward. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS
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Mar 17, 2023 • 42min
Trump defense lawyer Joe Tacopina grilled by Ari Melber (Full MSNBC interview)
Trump lawyer Joe Tacopina joins MSNBC Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber on “The Beat” as criminal charges against Trump are “likely” according to The New York Times. Plus, hear Fmr. Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman and Washington Post political reporter Libby Casey join Melber on "The Beat" the following evening to discuss Tacopina's interview and the Trump probe. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS
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