politicsnation. tonight s lead, the heat is on. jim only where six select committee has wrapped up its summer session, leaving us with a picture of a former president who pushed our democracy to the brink. only blinking when it was clear his desperate power play would not work. even the trump friendly new york post now admits his silence that day was but now we must shift focus from trump to the toxic legacy he has left behind. the political climate where tensions are at a boiling point. washington post reports many trump endorsed candidates are framing the midterms in civil war like terms, telling supporters democrats hate them personally, and will use riots and a police state to silence them. the ideas fueling the ultra maga movement on the far fringe, but the candidates, they are seeking major running for governor in pennsylvania and maryland, arizona, ohio among others. all over the map. the republican party is falling into line behind them. if elected, many make no
questions so to be answered on that front. a lot of questions still to be answered. and in a new column for the washington post, ruth marcus writes, quote, a select committee has performed a vital public service by amassing the record it has, amidst the place to continue. especially for those who doubted that this enterprise was worth the effort is the critical role of congressional oversight, for posterity as well as the president. but another lesson, one manifested during watergate, is that oversight has its limits. federal prosecutors possess unrivaled power to assemble evidence, and about testimony overcoming bogus assertions of privilege, and granting immunity when warranted. our justice department officials preparing to deploy that authority, when it comes to the events surrounding january 6th? joining me now to discuss, msnbc contributor and former u.s. attorney, joyce alene joyce vance. she is now a law professor at university of alabama. also with us, national co