grand jury investigating the capitol riot. tonight, we learned marc short, chief of staff to former vice president mike pence, has cooperated with the justice department s investigation into the attack. i can confirm that i did receive a subpoena for the federal grand jury, and i comply with that subpoena. that was my only appearance before the grand jury. nbc news reports, short testified on friday. he would be the highest ranking, former trump official, known to have testified before the grand jury. short was by pence s side as the mob overran the capital, and called to the vice president himself to be hanged. short also testified before the jan six committee earlier this year. the wall street journal and new york times reporting, pence s top legal adviser, greg jacob, has also spoken to the grand jury. he was also a witness at the january six hearing back in june. and today, the january six committee is out with new evidence. you remember last week, the panel released
selling? we will ask a member of his administration, as the 11th hour gets this underway on this monday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. a top trump white house insider has now officially appeared under oath, before the federal grand jury investigating the capitol riot. tonight, we learned marc short, chief of staff to former vice president mike pence, has cooperated with the justice department s investigation into the attack. i can confirm that i did receive a subpoena for the federal grand jury, and i comply with that subpoena. that was my only appearance before the grand jury. nbc news reports, sort testified on friday. he would be the highest ranking, former trump official, known to have testified before the grand jury. short was by pence s side as the mob overran the capital, and called to the vice president himself to be hanged. short also testified before the jen six committee earlier this year. the wall street journal and new york times
a witness tests. and for trump, though maybe weaken somewhat, still the loudest voice in the republican party. the candidate season dosing, they ll back the big lie. they all believe that he lost. so, this sly shaping our political politics now in 2022, but undoubtedly in 2024 as well. well, we ll see how those candidates do come november, jonathan lemire, thank you for staying up late with us tonight. and, congratulations on your new book out tomorrow. the big lie, election chaos, political opportunism and the state of american politics after 2020. thanks, jonathan. coming up next, it might feel like we re reliving the 70s these days. but, in this case, it is not a bad thing. when the 11th hour continues. tinues
january 6th trial. trump orderly filled his. the new york port, editorial board to get even further writing, trump has proven himself unworthy to beat this country s chief executive, again. we are lucky to have with us tonight, we jonathan lemire, political s white house bureau chief, and host of msnbc 5 am show. way too early! he is also the author of the book, the big lie. election chaos, political opportunism and the state of american politics after 2020. that hot new book is out tomorrow, and i can tell you, from our friend jonathan lemire to you, it is a must read. jonathan, congratulations. i mean, you write in this book that trump started his political career with lies. and he s had lots of help from conservative media along the way. how big of a deal is it to see the right wing start to rupture and kind of start to turn on him? yeah, my book traces the origin of trump s political
opportunism and the state of american politics after 2020. that hot new book is out tomorrow, and i can tell you, from our friend jonathan lemire to you, it is a must read. jonathan, congratulations. i mean, you write in this book that trump started his political career with lies. and he s had lots of help from conservative media along the way. how big of a deal is it to see the right wing start to rupture and kind of start to turn on him? yeah, my book traces the origin of trump s political career, which of course begin with the racist lie of birtherism. and i recount how his lie about elections that they would be fraudulent and not conducted fairly, actually began back in august 2016. and otherwise sleepy rally in columbus, ohio, suggesting that that year s election would not be open up, and that chases how he planted those seeds, and