Tonight on The ReidOut, Pete Hegseth and his mother continue their apparent PR campaign while Donald Trump fills his administration with billionaires, celebrities, and loyalists, raising questions about their qualifications. Meanwhile, Trump's Cabinet picks are making Vladimir Putin very happy, reflecting the alignment of their interests. Additionally, the conservative Supreme Court justices are echoing right-wing talking points in a major trans rights case, leaving little doubt about the direction of their upcoming decision.

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid revisits the controversy of President Ford's preemptive pardon of Richard Nixon, who likely committed crimes but was never charged, drawing a parallel to President Biden's consideration of preemptive pardons for individuals targeted by Trump's incoming "Department of Retribution." Meanwhile, Trump is reportedly planning an inhumane deportation strategy to send immigrants to countries not their own—places where they may not even speak the language—despite some of those countries firmly refusing to cooperate.