Summary of The Beat With Ari Melber 10/7/22 | 🅼🆂🅽🅱🅲 Trump News Oct 7, 2022

00:00:00 - 00:35:00

In this video, Ari Melber and Brittany Cooper discuss the history of the War on Drugs and how it has been a failure. They point to Nixon's drug war as a major contributor to the current problem. They also discuss how the War on Drugs has been perverted by politicians of both parties. Cooper also notes that marijuana legalization is a cultural issue with a long history of being heavily racialized in the United States.

• 00:00:00 President Biden announced a pardon for all federal marijuana possession crimes, unburdening thousands of people. The pardon is also about more than marijuana, and some critics seized on Old tropes that stigmatize marijuana. Sean Hannity attacking this new set of Biden pardons is a quote from a Republican Governor.
• 00:05:00 In this video, Ari Melber discusses the history of the War on Drugs and how it has been a failure. He points to Nixon's drug war as a major contributor to the current problem. He also discusses how the War on Drugs has been perverted by politicians of both parties.
• 00:10:00 In this video, former Obama campaign veteran and professor Brittany Cooper discusses the shift in Joe Biden's approach to the War on Drugs, which she sees as a deep sea change in the way he views the issue. Cooper also notes that marijuana legalization is a cultural issue with a long history of being heavily racialized in the United States.
• 00:15:00 The video discusses the Biden administration's move to address mass incarceration, with the focus on the 1994 crime bill that Biden helped to author. The move is seen as an important step in breaking the cycle of poverty and incarceration that affects black Americans disproportionately. Brittany discusses the potential impact this will have on the political landscape, particularly for black voters.
• 00:20:00 The video discusses the progress of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) investigation into possible ties between President Donald Trump's campaign and Russia. One witness that prosecutors are hoping to use in their case is Stuart Rhodes, the founder of the Proud Boys militia. Rhodes has agreed to cooperate with investigators, and has already confessed to planning a violent civil war in order to take back America from "the other." The video also mentions the upcoming hearing of the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, which will be hearing testimony from Barry Burke, a veteran impeachment lawyer, about the new evidence the DOJ has gathered in its Sedition case against the Proud Boys.
• 00:25:00 In this week's video, Ari Melber discusses the Beat with Ari Melber 10/7/22 segment, in which he discusses the Convicted sedition conspiracy, the Oath Keeper trial, and Governor Larry Hogan's criticism of DeSantis. Gibbs discusses his new album and his upcoming tour.
• 00:30:00 This video features a discussion of the recent scandals surrounding Brett Favre and Senator Josh Hawley. Barry Burke, a trial lawyer who handled both of Trump's impeachment trials, discusses how Favre and Hawley are able to get away with their crimes. Burke also discusses how these scandals are a reminder of the importance of having multiple attorneys on speed dial in case of an injustice.
• 00:35:00 Freddie Gibbs has a new album called "Soul Soul", which is his best work to date. Freddie discusses the album and its content in a video for his fans.