Federal officers in Portland seen as nod to authoritarianism

THIS EPISODE: Donald Trump sending TSA and Coast Guard officers among other types of federal troops to counter protesters in Portland and other cities is discussed by Tiffany Cross and a panel of experts, who see these tactics as designed to make a statement as people exercise their First Amendment rights. THEN: Donald Trump has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin as fears of Russia interfering in the 2020 rise, on the heels of strong reports that Russia put bounties on U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Tiffany Cross is joined by MSNBC analyst Malcolm Nance to discuss. AND: Michael Cohen being asked to sign an agreement prohibiting him from writing a book even after being released is something former federal prosecutor Barbara McQuade tells AM JOY she never saw in her 20-year career. PLUS: Donald Trump is accused of sending federal troops to Democrat-led cities only, in an attempt many believe to bolster his re-election campaign. Mayor Tim Keller of Albuquerque, NM and Mayor Quinton Lucas of Kansas City, MO, joins Tiffany Cross to discuss. NEXT: Trump’s diversity outreach director Bruce LeVell defends the president’s record on his coronavirus response, his planned outreach to communities or color, and more, in conversation with Tiffany Cross. FINALLY: John Lewis is memorialized Saturday in his hometown of Troy, Alabama, as loved ones remember the late Civil Rights icon. All this and more in this Saturday edition of AM JOY on MSNBC.