Rachel on AG firing, Boente, Saturday NIght Massacre
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Trump fires acting AG over travel ban dissent
Rachel Maddow reports that Donald Trump has fired Acting Attorney General Sally Yates, a hold-over from the Obama administration while Trump's nominee awaits confirmation, after Yates ordered DoJ lawyers not to defend Trump's travel ban. NBC's Hallie Jackson joins with further details.
Trump threatens independence of Justice Dept
Lawrence Tribe, professor of constitutional law at Harvard, talks with Rachel Maddow about the remarkable nature of Donald Trump's firing of acting attorney general Sally Yates, and the threat Trump's action represents to the independence of the Department of Justice.
Trump AG firing recalls Nixon's Saturday Night Massacre
Michael Beschloss, NBC News presidential historian, talks with Rachel Maddow about the historical parallels of Donald Trump firing acting Attorney General Sally Yates for defying him on his travel ban order.