Guests: Andrew Weissmann, Paul Butler, Sen. Peter Welch, John Brennan, Zach Beauchamp

Tonight: another stunning resignation, an ultimatum from Trump's DOJ enforcer, and new reporting on brazen corruption of justice unfolding in public view. Then, as the Vice President picks a fight with European allies, new Republican outrage over "rookie mistakes" on the world stage. And four weeks into the second term the evidence that the TRump power grab can be stopped .

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