• ‘Big revelation’: FBI was ordered to flag Epstein records mentioning Trump, says senator
    Jul 19 2025

    Guests: Alex Wagner, Lisa Rubin, Rep. Robert Garcia, Angelo Carusone, Carlos Curbelo, Charlie Warzel

    DOJ asks for some grand jury transcripts to be unsealed and new allegations the FBI was told to flag Pam Bondi when they found Trump's name in Epstein records. Tonight: the ongoing fallout from the Wall Street Journal reporting as the president files a lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch. Plus - this is not the first Trump term consumed by Jeffrey Epstein.

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    43 mins
  • WSJ: Trump birthday note to Epstein says, 'May every day be another wonderful secret'
    Jul 18 2025

    Guests: Sen. Cory Booker, Brandy Zadrozny, Eric Holder, Tim Miller

    Bombshell reporting from the Wall Street Journal on Donald Trump's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Tonight: the bawdy new details and a familiar, forceful denial from the president. Plus, former attorney general Eric Holder on Trump and Bondi's handling of the Epstein files, Democratic "hoax" allegations, and the radical Republican plan to maintain power.

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    47 mins
  • Trump DOJ fires Epstein prosecutor Maurene Comey
    Jul 17 2025

    Guests: Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Josh Marshall, Asawin Suebsaeng, Kristy Greenberg, George Retes

    Trump calls his own followers foolish, weaklings and stupid. Tonight: new reporting on a frantic White House, a panicked Trump, and the MAGA push for answers. And an exclusive interview with the disabled veteran wrongly arrested and detained at a California ICE raid.

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    42 mins
  • ‘Only two options’: Jeffries says Trump team is lying or hiding Epstein info
    Jul 16 2025

    Guests: Sarah Longwell, Annie Karni, Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Sec. Jena Griswold, Faiz Shakir, Alexi McCammond

    Donald Trump alleges a deep state conspiracy over Jeffrey Epstein as bipartisan calls for more information grows. Tonight: Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Epstein and much more. Then a man accused of spreading the big lie arrested for firebombing an election office in Colorado. Plus, alarming new inflation numbers as Americans feel the pain of Trump's tariffs. And the confused reaction to Donald Trump's failure to exit stage left.

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    43 mins
  • MAGA world in disarray over handling of Epstein case
    Jul 12 2025

    Tonight, the Trump White House in meltdown mode over Jeffrey Epstein. New reporting that the deputy FBI director may resign, new questions about the Epstein evidence that was released, and why MAGA world wants the attorney general fired. Then, as masked ICE agents make arrests inside doctor’s offices, conclusive new evidence that the American public isn't having it. And as Trump tours the damage in Texas, a Presidential clinic in passing the buck.

    Guests: Ken Dilanian, Brandy Zadrozny, Jon Tester, Fernand Amandi, Emma Vigeland, Josh Marshall, Charlie Dent

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    42 mins
  • ‘Ludicrous’: New report on Kristi Noem’s 3-day delay of Texas flood rescue
    Jul 11 2025

    Guests: Sen. Andy Kim, Norm Eisen, Robert Malley, Brendan Buck, Alex Wagner

    Kristi Noem conducts a portrait poll on Instagram while the federal response in Texas was delayed. Tonight: new reporting on the alarming execution of Trump's FEMA vision. Then, a federal judge blocks Trump's attempt to gut the 14th Amendment. And the latest chapter of Donald Trump versus Elon Musk: This is the true story of a total stranger picked to run NASA.

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    41 mins
  • Chris Hayes: It's not 'partisan politics' to question Texas flood response
    Jul 10 2025

    Guests: Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Brian Barrett, Sen. Adam Schiff

    Tonight: the life and death politics of the Texas flood. Then, outrage over broken promises on Jeffrey Epstein. Plus, new reporting on the disturbing turn of Elon Musk's AI program. And Senator Adam Schiff on the DOJ probes of James Comey and John Brennan.

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    42 mins
  • MAGA turns on Trump over Epstein scandal
    Jul 9 2025

    Guests: Brandy Zadrozny, Julie K. Brown, Rep. Eric Sorensen, Mayor Karen Bass, Sen. Chris Van Hollen

    Tonight: the spiraling outrage over broken promises to MAGA faithful, and what we know about what the White House isn't willing to share about the Epstein files. Then, devastating new details out of Texas and the life and death decisions that preceded this catastrophe. And the latest on federal troops occupying an American city.

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    43 mins