Ballroom is ‘perfect metaphor’ for Trump trying to ‘bulldoze’ political foes: Lemire

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As the government shutdown hits 22, making it the second longest in U.S. history, President Trump is demanding a $230 million payout from the Department of Justice for past probes into him, according to the New York Times. Now the Trump Administration is starting demolition on part of the White House East Wing in preparation for the construction on a new ballroom. MSNBC Justice and Intelligence Correspondent Ken Dilanian has the latest reporting. Co-host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Jonathan Lemire, former Assistant Manhattan District Attorney Catherine Christian, and Puck Chief Washington Correspondent Leigh Ann Caldwell join Katy Tur to share their reactions.
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