louis dejoy's longtime director of human resources, who had access to payroll records at dejoy's company and is now retired said, quote, louis was a national fundraiser for the republican party. he asked employees for money. we gave him the money, and then he reciprocated by giving us bonuses. another-former employee, with knowledge of the process, described a similar series of events. saying louis dejoy orchestrated additional compensation for employees who had made political contributions. instructing managers to award bonuses to those specific individuals. "the post" notes, quote, although it can be permissible to encourage employees to make donations, reimbursing for -- reimbursing them for those contributions is a violation of north carolina and federal laws. now, even in the, let's say, scandal-rich trump administration, this is when that stuck, at least for a few days. in the late summer, early fall, last year. "washington post" did a big follow-up story actually where they spoke with a former fec lawyer who told them this. quote, with the facts presented, this looks like a run-of

they made signs that say things like dejoy equals delays and stop dejoy, save usps. for it. they had a live stream where people could explain why it was important to them to keep delivery standards high, because it's the people's service, why we all need the mail on home and on time. this man, for example, is an advocate for retirees in iowa. for people who rely on the mail being delivered on time to get their medications and household necessities. he called the slowdown of the u.s. mail a threat to the well-being of seniors, and it is. all these people out there are still rallying to save the post office because the guy who messed it up is still in office and is now proposing major new changes that will mess it up even further. all those folks were rallying in iowa this week not just to catch the attention of louis dejoy, they were there to try to catch the attention of the broader public too, because they want the public to do something now to try to stop what louis dejoy is doing, to try to stop the mail from getting even worse. it's a specific thing they're askin

louis dejoy. he is the head of the u.s.ob today, believe it or not. it was of course louis dejoy, pardon me for saying so, who kind of broke the u.s. mail system last year. immediately after trump installed him in the job. he created draconian policies that created unprecedented, devastating backlog in the mail across the country. he ordered multi million dollar a replaceable custom built sorting machines to be moved and destroyed. he cut the number of trips that mail carriers were allowed to take. he banned mere carriers from taking extra trips to deliver a mail that would otherwise be late. so yes, the late mail got late. really late all over the country. at his orders. and i know you know all of this because we have all been living through what has felt like a collapse of reliable mail service in this country. which started when trump's guy, louis dejoy, took over. unfounded lovely even after that disastrous start to his tenure as postmaster general, louis dejoy is still in charge of the postal service tonight as i sit h

money dejoy later reimbursed to bonuses, former employees say. five people who worked for dejoy's former business say that they were urged to write checks and attend fund-raisers at his 15,000 square foot gated mansion in north carolina. there, events for republicans running for the white house and congress routinely fetched $100,000 or more a piece. two others employees familiar with the payroll system said louis dejoy would instruct that bonus pigments to staffers be boosted to defray the cost of their political contributions, and arrangement, the post notes, that would be unlawful. louis dejoy's who had access to bureau hopes company who is now retired said quote, lewis was a fund-raiser for the republican party asked employees for money, we gave him the money and then he reciprocated by giving us bonuses. another former employee with knowledge of the process described a similar series of events saying that he orchestrated additional compensation for employees who had made political contributions, instructing managers to award bonuses to those

the trump administration era post master general, lewis dejoy is still in the job today. still right now, proposing further changes to the post office to further slow down and privatize and screw up mail delivery t reason that the trump i hate the post office guy, lewis dejoy is still in the job now, even though we now have president biden is because the president cannot directly remove a post master jnl. it has to be done by the board of governors of the on postal service. the postal board of governors. well, that's what is going to happen tomorrow. tomorrow, president biden's final nominee to that board of governors is expected to be confirmed by the senate at long last. and then, it will be up to that board. that board as of tomorrow will have a majority of nominees, excuse me, a majority of members who are ooth democrats or others, picked by president biden. that board will then be able to decide whether lewis dejoy is going to stay dm his job as post master general. so we can keep slashing the preverbial tires to mail trucks, only the postal service board of governor

postmaster general louis dejoy blamed delays on the pandemic and other issues but he expressed optimismld improve by the end of the year. >>> and chipotlely hiking average hourly pay to $15 an hour in hopes of attracting more workers. the fast food chain said it would offer $18 an hour by the end of june. chipotle is offering this with 200 restaurants that will open this year and also offering referral bonuses up to $750 for crew members and managers. anne-marie. >> all right. diane king hall in new york. thanks a lot, diane. >> you got it. >>> up next, breaking barriers. we will hear from amazing amy who is teeing up history. hear who is teeing up history. front desk. yes, hello... i'm so... please hold. ♪ those days are done. ♪ i got you. ♪ all by yourself. ♪ go with us and find millions of flexible options. all in our app. expedia. it matters who you travel with. expedia. dignity. it demands a rapid covid test, because we all deserve an answer. it demands your heart stays connected to your doctor, so you know it's beating as it should. and a rapid test to help evaluate concussion, in

the trump administration era postmaster general louis dejoy is still in that job now. the reason he's still there, the postmaster general cannot remove them. that will happen tomorrow. the final appointee is expected to be confirmed by the senate at long last. it will be up to that board. they'll have a majority of members or democrats picked by president biden. that board will be able to decide whether he'll be able to stay in his job so he can keep slashing the proverbial tires on the mail trucks the vote to make that happen should happen in the united states senate. it may be too hard to follow, this vote tomorrow should start to turn around this bizarre war on the post office thing we've been living through. one of the weirdest policy hang overs of the trump years. also in terms of things to watch for overnight and into tomorrow, we are now expecting texas republicans are going to pass their anti-voting rights bill tomorrow. something they've been voting on for weeks now. it is not going to be clear until they are voting. we are sort of on high alert for that. we a

the memo on trump and obstruction, biden won't restructure the postal service board to get rid of dejoys won't pass voting rights. you catching on yet? so, eugene, the question to you is, and we're hearing more and more of this. are the democrats doing enough with what they have right now, given the urgency and the exigency? >> well, i would say, just plain no. i don't think they are. and here's why. i am not quite as optimistic as tim is about the republican party. i mean, you know, seeds grow, don't grow in barren ground. they grow in fertile ground. the seeds of crazy that donald trump has been sowing on republican ground, found fertile soil. it was the -- there was a predisposition there, i fear, and i believe for the kind of crazy that trump brought. and so, yes, it's the cult of trump now. but i'm not convinced that if donald trump, you know, disappeared from the scene tomorrow, if he, you know, fled to exile in belarus or something, i'm not convinced that the leadership that came after him would be any less crazy or any less anti-democratic or any more committed to the principles

it is part of louis dejoy's decade-long restructuring plan, which includes longer delivery windows, shorterrs and fewer staff as well. >>> coming up, everybody, examining the origin as we look optimistically towards the post-pandemic world. new questions about the origin of covid-19 and the political implications. >>> plus, we are watching tulsa where residents are marking the 100th anniversary of a two-day race massacre. sacre. life... doesn't stop for diabetes. be ready for every moment, with glucerna. it's the number one doctor recommended brand that is scientifically designed to help manage your blood sugar. live every moment. glucerna. if you wanna be a winner then get a turkey footlong is scienfrom subway®.igned to help manage your blood sugar. that's oven roasted turkey. piled high with crisp veggies. on freshly baked bread! so, let's get out there and get those footlongs. now at subway®, buy one footlong in the app, and get one 50% off. subway®. eat fresh. with voltaren arthritis pain gel, my husband's got his moves back. an alternative to pills, voltaren is the first full prescript

for postmaster general dejoy released in march a ten-year strategic plan that doesn't do enough to address the significant operational challenges being faced right now at the u.s. postal service. the plan limits operating hours and lowers service standards which would harm many seniors and rural delawareans up and down our state and across the country. if implemented, such a plan would make it harder, not easier, to restore confidence in the postal service. fast forward to today. by selecting these nominees for the postal service's board of governors, it has become clear that president biden recognizes the dire need to get the postal service back to its core mission or missions. reliable, affordable and on-time mail delivery service for americans across this country. these well-qualified nominees -- and they are well-qualified nominees -- also make clear president biden's desire to drive innovation at the postal service that can keep costs low while boosting revenue opportunities and protecting the livelihoods of the men and women who work tirelessly to deliver our mail. ron stroman who i

dejoy?to gut the post office during the election when many people were -- biden officials say they need more time to decide whether to hand off trump tax returns to the congress, to the fbi deciding whether to cast a wide net in the capitol probe, and investigating anyone who might have ties to the insurrection. joining us is neal katya, lucky for us an msnbc contributor. let's take this decision on only release a redacted verbs version of this memo. >> the big decision is doj is coming back. the career staff is invigorated, the like. it's a about i sad that the biden administration folks won't go through the right of passage that's a bill barr cover-up like everyone in -- they're going to have to get bitten by major biden or something like that, but this decision is really disappointing. they have authorized an appeal, saying judge jackson's decision was wrong in ordering the disclosure of these doj memos and documents that bill barr used to rely on to say he wasn't going to prosecutor pres