Media and some questions about a possible wedding invite as well. Well get to that in just a moment. We start with the department of justice under fire again today. This time for failing to address complaints of Sexual Misconduct made by its own employees. The departments Inspector General issued a report describing a systematic problem there with many of the alleged perpetrators receiving little to no punishment. And in some cases, even getting performance awards and bonuses. All of this coming as President Trump continues to hammer the department, repeatedly questioning the credibility of the fbi and now a republican lawmaker taking it a step further, calling on the agency to purge its personnel. Lets bring in the panel. Julia ainsley, National Security and justice reporter for nbc news, richer painter, chief white house ethics lawyer under george w. Bush, nick ackerman, special watergate prosecutor and a partner with dorsey and whitney and an msnbc legal analyst. Matt welch, reason
What, steel is coming back. But almost a year into his presidency, americanmade steel is on the decline as imports rise. Have the president s actions actually hastened the demise of the American Steel worker . We begin with a failure to report. Three cities suing the department of defense. New york city, philadelphia and San Francisco argue Many Service Members disqualified from owning guns were not reported to the National Background check system. Ive got 18 Credible Team of reporters and guests to break this down. Lets start with hans nichols. Hans, what can you tell us about this lawsuit . Its a pretty basic lawsuit. It seeks to force the department of defense, the pentagon, to comply with their own law. By their own admission many service are not in compliance with the law. It and from 2015 to 2016 about 2,500 cases and roughly a third across all the services werent in compliance. The law requires them if someone in the military is convicted, basically the equivalent of a felony se