Donald Trump declaring a national emergency to secure funding for his border wall is described as ‘illegal and unprecedented’ by Hina Shamsi, Director, ACLU National Security Project. Joy Reid and her panel discuss the ACLU’s plans to sue the president. Next: Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe’s new book on his perceptions of the Donald Trump administration contains alarming allegations, experts say. Joy Reid and her panel discuss the president’s purported actions that McCabe asserts sparked an FBI investigation into possible Russian influence. Plus: Kamala Harris shopping in South Carolina while on the campaign trail as journalists chimed in generated reported outrage in the right-wing media. Joy Reid and her panel discuss the false ‘scandals’ apparently materializing around Harris as her popularity soars, plus the latest moves by Democrats seen as leaders in the 2020 field. Then: Donald Trump stands accused of being over-influenced by Sean Hannity, Fox News, and other right-wing media, which the president denies. Joy Reid and her panel discuss the possibly symbiotic influence between them, with the apparent intent on retaining the same audience, experts surmise. Finally: Donald Trump and members of the Trump administration are stating that the new border wall has been started, even though there has been no construction of this kind. Will the president’s supporters continue to believe this? All this and more in this Sunday edition of AM JOY on MSNBC.