President Trump publicly demanded that the Department of Justice prosecute his political foes. MSNBC Justice and Intelligence Correspondent Ken Dilanian, former Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Catherine Christian and Staff Writer at The Atlantic Mark Leibovich join Ana Cabrera to discuss more.

President Trump has pressed for federal authorities to prosecute his political opponents, while he and his allies have taken steps to crack down on free speech.

"The Department’s resources must remain focused on real threats to the American people, not baseless investigations,” FBI Director Kash Patel said.

Texas. joins 'The Big Weekend Show' to discuss Trump's reaction to Democrats using the justice system to investigate him and the intesified polarization between political parties following Charlie Kirk's death.

Mr. Homan came under scrutiny after he was said to be recorded last year taking $50,000 in cash from undercover F.B.I. agents.

Tom Homan, now the president’s border czar, was recorded last year accepting a bag with $50,000 in cash by undercover FBI agents in an investigation the Trump Justice Department later closed, The New York Times reported Saturday.

For their part, Democrats have been accusing Trump of weaponizing law enforcement to publicly persecute members of their party, including Rep. LaMonica McIver, (D-N.J.) for “impeding and interfering with federal officers” as well as Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) after he attempted to interrupt a Homeland Security press conference.

The Trump administration is stepping into the legal fight over whether Enbridge can continue to operate an aging pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel, arguing that Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer interfered with U.S. foreign policy when she revoked the line’s easement almost five years ago.