Rachel Maddow skewered President-elect Donald Trump's still-developing list of cabinet appointments Monday, first breaking down the litany of controversies and federal investigations surrounding his first term's picks — before deciding the new crop could also continue his reputation as "one of the worst presidents in the history of the United States.

Rachel Maddow looks back on Trump's scandal-ridden first Cabinet and explains how his second term could be a continuation of that ethics disaster

A second Trump administration will coincide with the ascent of new China hawks to increasing levels of influence, one of whom previously told RealClearPolitics that the United States is already engaged in a new “Cold War” with the Chinese Communists.