No precedent for Congress members trying to help Trump defense
04:15
Share this -
copied
Michael Beschloss, NBC News presidential historian, talks with Rachel Maddow about the lack of any real precedent in American history for the way some Republicans in Congress are trying to abuse the power of their office to help Donald Trump's defense team.May 5, 2018
UP NEXT
Key twist in Trump's 'catch and kill' scheme will be hard for him to explain away
10:48
'He wrote all of it down?': Prosecutors claim to have handwritten notes of Trump hush money scheme
09:46
Prosecutors use National Enquirer witness to show Trump's in-plain-sight election influence scheme
08:26
Trump's defense stumbles out of the gate with interruptions to opening statement
08:11
'Like a child, give him a time out': Weissmann urges 'firm hand' as Trump flouts gag order
05:39
'Miserable' and 'Annoyed': What Rachel Maddow saw inside Trump's criminal trial