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Figures on CNN and MSNBC claimed the Trump-appointed judge was ‘corrupt’ and that the decision would benefit the former president.

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  A Trump-appointed judge granted Donald Trump's special master request, thereby delaying parts of the Justice Department's criminal probe. “When you allow Republicans to control the courts you get nothing,” legal expert Elie Mystal says to Joy Reid, adding his view that, “Trump judges do not believe in the rule of law.” Following a federal judge’s ruling to grant former President Trump a special master to review evidence obtained by FBI agents from his Mar-a-Lago estate, left-leaning media figures on MSNBC and CNN cried foul, and slammed the judge for her decision.  MSNBC’s "The ReidOut" host Joy Reid hosted an entire panel of disgruntled interviewees on Monday, with guests claiming that the judge’s decision was wrong and "corrupt," among other things. "Trump—he always looks at things as my or mine. My generals, my Kevin, my classified documents, my judges. Apparently he’s got one," Reid said as she smirked.  She then past on the baton to frequ...

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo

  MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  Hi, everyone.  Good afternoon.    Q    Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  Welcome back.  I know you guys are excited to be back with us.  Okay.  So I’d like to introduce Secretary Gina Raimondo, who has joined us here many, many times before.  And we’re excited to have her back today to announce the next steps that the Department of Commerce is taking to implement the $50 billion of CHIPS Act funding. So, with that, I’m going to let the Secretary take it away. SECRETARY RAIMONDO:  Thank you.  Thank you. Hello, everybody. Q    Hello. SECRETARY RAIMONDO:  Hello, everybody.  It’s great to be here.  And this is a very exciting day.  For those of us who are obsessed with and excited about CHIPS, this is a big day. As you all know, thanks to President Biden’s leadership and the bipartisan work in Congress, we now have an incredible opportunity to unleash the nex...