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Friday on MSNBC’s “José Díaz-Balart Reports,” Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) pushed for the cancellation of student loan debt. According to Bowman, senior citizens “cannot afford to live” or “pay rent” as a result of student loans. He said canceling student loan debt would help deal with “wealth inequality, affordability and just resetting the overall economy.” “[P]eople can’t afford to live,” Bowman argued. “You know, we are still a recovering economy. Even though job numbers are up, those numbers are not up for the African-American and Latino community.” “We’re also seeing that seniors, who many hold student debt still into their 60s and even 70s, cannot afford to live, cannot afford to pay rent,” he continued. “And coming off a pandemic that has killed more than a million people, it is time to reset our entire economy, and canceling student loan debt or canceling a major chunk will be huge when we look at wealth inequality, affordability and just resetting the overall economy. … [Read more...] about Dem Rep. Bowman: Senior Citizens ‘Cannot Afford to Live’ Due to Student Debt

CNN anchor Chris Wallace speculated Friday on “New Day” that former President Donald Trump’s lawyers did not participate in the hearing to unseal the Mar-a-Lago affidavit because there’s probably a lot in the documents “that is very damaging” to Trump. Co-host John Berman asked, “So, Chris, there was this hearing before a judge in Florida over whether to release the affidavit to justify the search warrant into Mar-a-Lago. Donald Trump had lawyers there for the arguments, but only there. Why is that important that they were there as observers and not more than that?” Wallace said, “Well, it’s fascinating because, you know, he put out a statement saying that he wanted the entire affidavit released. The Justice Department, Merrick Garland, who said they don’t want any of it released because they think it will identify kind of confidential sources, that it will hurt their prosecution of the case, maybe jeopardize national security. Trump, in public, said that he wanted it all … [Read more...] about Chris Wallace: Trump Lawyers Silent Because ‘There’s Probably a Lot in that Affidavit That Is Very Damaging’