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[ bleep ]. he listens to you. the president tweeting why aren t they firing no talent samantha bee for the horrible language used in her low-ratings show? a total double standard. bee took to twitter to apologize to ivanka trump writing it was inappropriate, inexcusable, i crossed the lined a deeply recorrect it. they also called her language vile inappropriate adding it should not have been aired. joining me now is anna marie cox, host of the podcast. with friends like these part of the crooked media network, eugene and shawna are here with me as well. anna, the white house, the president pointing to a double standard referencing the roseanne barr racist tweet that got her show canceled off a ton of outrage about that. what do you make of that argument? let s put it this way. do you think roseanne would have got fired if any called jared
eugene and shawna are here too. jeff, if you re michael cohen, representing michael cohen and you see this, what are you thinking? i think the message is clear that what is happening is the pardon power s morphing into if you have been charged with something similar to what michael cohen can be charged with, what flynn was charged with, what manafort was charged with, you may be getting a pardon. i think the message is, hey, guys, don t cooperate, stay low, eventually we can help you out. do you think it is that explicit the thought process in the president s mind ore sees folks on fox news, he hears his pals on the phone talking about this and he wants ton please the people around him? i think it s more likely to be those advising and supporting trump trying to help him realize he should stay calm and not have much to worry about. i would be surprised if trump had come to this conclusion on his own. but i think it s interesting when you look at the individuals pardoned that the