The Weeknight

‘It Is Illegal’

Episode Summary

Trump is expanding his immigration crackdown in Democratic-led cities around the country, beginning in Chicago. The Weeknight hosts and guests respond.

Episode Notes

August 29, 2025 5p: In a special 5pm version of The Weeknight, MSNBC legal analyst Mary McCord and Former DOJ official Anthony Coley preview Democrats’ renewed focus on the Epstein files ahead of their return from congressional recess. Plus, Trump’s efforts to expand his immigration crackdown and justify a military takeover of Chicago, and a look-back on Hurricane Katrina 20 years later with MSNBC’s Trymaine Lee. 

 

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