tonight did white house chief of staff mark meadows ever indicate that he was interested in receiving a presidential pardon related to january 6? he did seek that pardon, yes, ma am. whatever trump did in his effort to overturn the election and take classified documents home with him, there s a good chance mark meadows was privy to it. now he could be playing a pivotal role in the special counsel investigation. major developments in the shooting death of a.j. owens. the suspect who police say fired through the front door, killing the florida mother of four, has been arrested. for first time, we are seeing the heartbreaking aftermath as video shows a.j. seeking help for his dying mom. we begin with big developments in the special counsel investigation into donald trump s mishandling of classified documents. new reporting tonight indicates that federal prosecutors formally told trump s lawyers last week that trump is a target of the criminal investigation, accordi
up, hundreds of thousands of votes ahead, and all of a sudden you saw that drop, what is it, 3:02 in the morning, the chart coming down, down, down. the votes are running out. bing, bing. and all of a sudden, we lose pennsylvania. the right continues to push fringe positions, personal grievances, and conspiracy theories, team normal lid by president biden is displaying stable leadership at home and abroad. also tonight, the right is turning the defense of the violent january 6th criminals into a movement. and as usual, kevin mccarthy is complicit. you might not know the name markwayne mullin. this week, the cage fighter turned republican senator said, quote, i don t want reality. and i have the thoughts about his reality-free rant about teaching children about race. but we begin tonight with the rise of team normal. thanks to president joe biden, well, bidening, after his theory of the case in politics that bipartisanship is best actually won out last night, when the
starts right now. out front with chris hay toni. not one republican should vote for this deal do not vote. for this bill. the best deal is no deal. republicans floundering on the debt ceiling deal, as biden plays it cool. why doesn t biden say what a good deal it is? why would biden be saying what a good deal it is before think that s going to help me get it passed? no. tonight, how calling the bluff of the hostage takers was the key to saving the country from economic catastrophe. democrats are committed to making sure that we do our part and avoiding default. democratic leader, hakeem jeffries, will join me live tonight. then, have all members voted? the radical republican attorney general of texas, impeached by his own party. plus, as the special counsel closes in, new worries about a snitch in team trump. and he s out of jail, unrepentant, and selling perch. the qanon shaman returns home as a hero. all in starts right now. good evening from new yo
you. we have got a lot more coming, up everybody. you are watching msnbc, or second hour starts right now. starts right now hey everybody, i m yasmin vossoughian. if you re just joining, us welcome. if you are sticking with, us we are so thankful for that. collision course, the president in the air right now, flying back to washington and right into a debt ceiling showdown with speaker mccarthy. the two men sit to meet tomorrow sometime, to try to resolve the gulf of differences between them as they face a deadline. it could lead to the unimaginable default by the united states of america. my assessment is that the odds of reaching june 15th will be unable to pay all of our bills. it s quite low. based on what i ve offered, i would be blameless. on the politics of, it no one would be blameless. it seems as though he wants to default more than he wants a deal. speaker mccarthy is allowing himself in the entire nation to be held hostage by the biden republicans. just by
former new jersey governor chris christie. at the top of that list, it s florida governor ron desantis, the far-right culture warrior against abortion rights, the lgbt community, and disney. one of his states largest employers. desantis has said his term as governor will serve as a, quote, blueprint in his quest to remake america and florida s image. that would be more impressive if you were not losing an all out war with a cartoon mouse, but more on that later. donald trump may be a disgrace to twice impeached criminally indicted former president who fermented insurrection, and was recently found liable for sexual abuse and defamation, and is currently the subject of several federal and state investigations. but a new harvard capitalist poll shows none of that has hurt his standing with the republican base. joining me now, david jolly, the former republican congressman from florida who left the party in 2018, and michael steele, former chairman of the rnc, msnbc political an