Rachel Maddow points out that the chances for Donald Trump's labor secretary nominee, Andrew Puzder, were not hurt by any criticism until the release of a 1990 tape of his ex-wife describing domestic violence, a difficult theme given Trump's and Steve Bannon's personal histories.Feb. 16, 2017
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