master to oversee the review of the mar-a-lago search. to go through the documents to see if any of them were privileged. the judge says she has a preliminary intent to appoint one. today is the deadline for the government to respond to trump s request in writing. there was supposed to be a 20-page limit for this filing. but the department of justice has asked for up to 40 pages. one might infer they have a lot to say. and this file be will be public. so just in terms of page count this could be more than we ve heard from them yet. all this, as the secret service official at the center of the january 6th hearing steps down. more on tony ornato s departure in just a moment. joining me now, maggie haberman helping to lead the coverage of the mar-a-lago search. i m very interested in the filing today. the subject with the special master, i used to write term papers, i never asked them to double the length of the assignment. you certainly don t do that unless there s stuff they w
on the threat to democracy. plus, while trump s attempt to slow down investigation made be too late. plus or more coming for the theft of ashley biden s diary? and allegations at a texas podcast or could be on a something when it comes to student debt relief. it could drive up turnout, particularly among young people. all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes,. on this last week of august, this monday i think it s now safe to say at this point that just three weeks after the fbi search of donald trump s mar-a-lago home, his defenders have run out of arguments. in the initial days after the search, republicans, right-wing media rushed to fill the vacuum of media what we had that would ve led the fbi to take this in italy extraordinary reaction with just about every bogus excuse in the book. they just don t get a flying flip about how they look which is terrifying. or the rule of law? yeah i feels that way. trump s a more mental guy. you v
legends, whose greatness will stand the test of time. these two great ladies take us off the air tonight. on that extraordinary note, i wish all of you a very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late with, us i will see you at the end of tomorrow. tonight on all in. if there is a prosecution of donald trump on this classified information after the clinton debacle there will be riots in the streets. trump defenders use the january six playbook to manage the doj. we have seen these maga extreme republicans making these kind of comments, which is dangerous. tonight, as the reviewed evidence from mar-a-lago continues, the white house announces a primetime address on the threat to democracy. plus, while trump s attempt to slow down the investigation may be too late. plus is there more coming for the theft of ashley biden s diary? and allegations on a texas podcast that could be on to something when it comes to stude
when that is readily and repeatedly rejected by voters here, it s no wonder that republicans try to keep memory hole in their extreme positions on abortion. first two is blake masters, who ran on and specifically anti rope assertion. his website touted his 100% pro-life bona fides. he said he supported a federal person had law, that would give legislation nationwide criminalization of literally all abortion everywhere. last week, he scrubbed all that from his platform. doesn t exist on the website anymore, he s now trying to pass himself off as a, quote, common sense politician on abortion access. so is michigan republican tom barrack, his congressional website used to have a value section where not surprisingly he d outed his lifelong work in the antiabortion movement, pledged to always work to protect life from conception. that section has now disappeared from his website. when the detroit news asked him about the change, he said he
like in michigan seventh congressional district, challenger thom barrett fund-raiser in the republican primary as 100% pro-life. no exceptions. over the weekend, his website that listed a value section to protect life from conception, is now gone. barrett s campaign tell cnn, we regularly update the website. should all abortions be illegal in this country? in iowa s republican primary, to represent the third congressional district. all abortions, no exceptions. the man in the center, seconded, when the republican nomination. the incumbent democratic congresswomen, sydney axne, turned that primary debate moment into a campaign ad. even in the case of rape? even in the case of incest? even if a woman s life is in danger? lance campaign did not respond directly to cnn s request for comment on the democratic attacked. but he won in an editorial that the ad was false. he said while he opposes abortion. we must be compassionate