amount of respect as speaker that paul ryan deserves, which is none. joining the discussion now, joy reed msnbc national correspondent and also with us, jennifer reuben, writer for the washington post, and david frum editor for the atlantic and author. joy, there is this widely made observation that if you get near donald trump, if you allow donald trump to have anything to do with your future, your future is destroyed, there we see the end of paul ryan s congressional career. rick wilson puts it everything trump touches, dies. that s his all-purpose saying. the reality is, i think you laid it out perfectly there. because paul ryan has been the ultimate triumph of form over stance. the beltway media adored him. eight years ago he was called the flimflam man. he has these ideas of ending the
let me state in no uncertain terms that lieutenant rice and all of the officers involved at all times acted reasonably and in accordance with their training as baltimore police officers. no officer injured mr. gray caused harm to mr. gray and they are truly saddened by his death. these officer did nothing wrong. the police union is calling for marilyn mosby to appoint a special prosecutor. tonight people are gathering in the streets all across america. we ll be monitoring the protests and marches throughout the hour. let s go live now to baltimore, craig melvin, msnbc anchor and reporter and also with us tonight, joy reed msnbc national correspondent. craig, you first. the family says that they are satisfied with the charges. they had a real message of nonviolence. what is the reaction of the crowd in the wake of these officers being charged today? reporter: first of all, ed, let me take you inside this
joining the discussion now, joy reed msnbc national correspondent and also with us, jennifer reuben, writer for the washington post, and david frum editor for the atlantic and author. joy, there is this widely made observation that if you get near donald trump, if you allow donald trump to have anything to do with your future, your future is destroyed, there we see the end of paul ryan s congressional career. rick wilson puts it everything trump touches, dies. that s his all-purpose saying. the reality is, i think you laid it out perfectly there. because paul ryan has been the ultimate triumph of form over stance. the beltway media adored him. eight years ago he was called the flimflam man. he has these ideas of ending the social safety net, ethe wants to end food stamps, privatize medicare, privatize part of social security. all these ideas unpopular with