then the doj would again be in charge of whether to indict meadows. and this committee is playing legal hardball, reaching over 200 witnesses for testimony, and pushing people to testify. and bottom line, tonight's news continues that approach. think about it like this. trump's top 2016 aid, steve bannon, indicted. then contempt votes coming. and congress really wants to know why they're going to these lengths. what are they hiding? let's get right to it. i'm joined by anna, and maya wiley. welcome to you both. emily, what do you see in the splitting between many who have cooperated, and these special three? >> well, i see close trump allies and it's hard to know whether they have legal exposure reasons to decide not testify, or whether they're trying to demonstrate loyalty to performer president trump. either way, they're setting up a real showdown, not only with congress, but after congress presumably votes on these orders, then also with the justice department. >> and people who have been following this know, the chief of staff is the number one official at the white house. that's important. he, for his own reasons, good faith or bad faith, talked like he was going to cooperate at one point. there was also stuff he would have to explain about. text messages that according to the committee are pretty incriminating. including a november 6th exchange with someone in congress about appointing alternate electors in states, and the member said that would be controversial. potentially unconstitutional. meadows apparently replying, i love it. where does this fit in to what the committee wants from him? >> as you say, it's obvious why the committee wants him, because it goes directly to their charge. their charge is to understand how january 6th happened, and how to prevent it from the future. but you can't do that without looking at fundamentally what january 6th was about, which is the big lie about election theft. and what is now being called the big steal. so you have to actually be able to interrogate questions around what the white house was doing and how that related to the events of january 6th. and remember that in addition to the text messages, meadows was on the call that donald trump places to the attorney general of what state? georgia. where trump is on tape, and we have all heard it, pressing him to essentially question the results when he's saying, i got no reason. i got no grounds. and this all happens after bill barr himself, when he was still attorney general, a month after, had said the justice department can't find any grounds. and so the fact that mark meadows is actively a part of what seems to be electioneering, and it's okay for a candidate who is sitting in office to electioneer, that's part of what they're allowed to do, to win office again. but they're not allowed to call it the people's business. and what executive privilege, what this applies to, is the business of the presidency. and that's why biden has said, i don't see this as being about the business of the presidency. so we don't need to protect it. so this is why it all is such a flimsy issue in the first place. but also, really goes directly to whether congress has the power the constitution gives it to try to figure out what it needs to do to correct a very serious problem that occurred on january 6th. >> and emily, do you see a line or a way to measure the difference between people inside the government or in the trump administration talking about, oh, what if we did this or that, regarding electors, and it's not over the line, it's just unseemly, or you learn they don't respect democracy. and going over the line, because it seems the committee is trying to bear down on what the plot was, which looks more and more, even before the violence of the 6th, like a very real effort to overthrow the election. >> so, if this were a legal proceeding, then there would be very difficult questions about intent. can they prove that meadows and former president trump, that anybody had an intent to overthrow the government, just because they were talking about these ideas. they will say that they were hypotheticals, they were throwing spaghetti at the wall. that would be difficult in a court of law to overcome. congress is not held to that standard, they're trying to investigate, they're not a court. so how will they surmount the legal barriers to winning this fight with meadows over a subpoena, getting him to testify at least in some limited way. i think it's going to be harder than the fight over steven bannon, who wasn't even working for the government on january 6th. whereas meadows was a trump adviser. so the supreme court will weigh in about the prerogatives about the president and former president to speak, as well as a member of congress, that will be a heavier lift than steve bannon. but maya is right, this is part of the congress' power that it's had throughout the country's history. >> emily, thank you for kicking this off. maya stays. as i want to turn to another aspect of this, i bring in ayman mohyeldin, with new reporting on the political lies that animate most of this. the big lie has taken root with most republicans, who now say the election they believe wrongly was stolen. and that may sound like some kind of absurd set of claims. but you have to look at this. remember, everyone saw the results came in as trump lost. and plenty of people, including republicans, understood he lost. at least as those results came in over those early days. but we have evidence that shows a key factor is people who over time were genuinely mistaken, they really believed something false about the results. and one way to understand this is radicalization. that's something ayman has reported on over the years, and the podcast series that looks at the radicalization of people attending the insurrection. and we should note, that podcast is number one in the country, american radical. welcome ayman to our conversation with maya. and you look at all of this, the legal investigation here, dealing with some of the players inside the white house. you're talking to people -- [ inaudible ] who have terrible experiences -- the lens of radicalization. >> i'm so glad you framed it that way, ari. what happened in the immediate aftermath of the elections, and the way trump and his allies in georgia were perpetuaing this lie that the election had been stolen, we thought there was no way ordinary americans would believe it. they would see the facts and the results, and turn away from president trump's lies. but this young woman believed those lies. she had gone down this rabbit hole of conspiracy theories, and that president trump was the one protecting these children. she said in her own words, trump is a genius, and my president has called on me to be there in washington, d.c., and to believe him, and that was part of the reason why she went to january 6th to participate in that rally, with the hopes of overthrowing the elections and keeping donald trump in power. >> and so when you look at these people, and what they did, it really is hard from the outside for some people to believe that they're this misinformed. bottom line, what are you finding from the people who knew her and others like this situation, that this really was something that changed their whole understanding of planet earth? >> that's a great question. it sits at a nexus of three things, disinformation, destitution, and demagoguery. she had a lot of problems, was down on her luck, there was disinformation online and elsewhere, then donald trump becomes a demagogue to these people, and says, i can fix your problems, but follow me. follow what i tell you to do, and we'll get this done. we'll get to this in episode two of our podcast, when we look at the people around her in her life. one guy, who the family has been trying to get ahold of, he was with her on january 6th. listen to this from the podcast. >> let me ask you this, justin. you said, i don't understand why this is being portrayed as a violent event. but at the end of the day, you have four people who are dead. yes. >> does the president, president trump, have blood on his hands? >> does he have blood on his hands? no. it was a peaceful event. absolutely not. >> but it turned violent. >> i know. and we weren't the perpetuator of that violence. >> they watched this play out, they participated. but in that interview, after his friend died, he was still in denial about what the cause of what was. and more importantly, they were the ones there, simply, peacefully protesting, as we see them smash the windows of the capitol, attacking police officers, it's a complete re-telling of reality, and that's the world they live in, as a result of being in this triangle of destitution, disinformation, and following a demagogue like donald trump. >> maya, i'm curious on your take of all of this. legally, you can talk about culpability, and being misinformed. we have an individual who is dead, others saying they weren't violence. the videos have been shown, fact check, it's false. there was incredible violence there that day. but how does this factor into the policy side of congress trying to figure out what to do, structurally, in protecting democracy going forward. and dealing with what may be a long term problem out in the country? >> i just want to start by saying, having listened to your podcast, ayman, what an incredibly important gift it is to all of us that need to have more conversation with one another about what is actually happening in the country. and one of the really important points in the podcast is where ayman really uncovers just how quickly this woman is tragically radicalized. it's fast. it's not like some slow process. but i think there are two different things that are important to connect here. one is that the january 6th committee itself, given that part of its charge is to understand how we got here, this is an incredibly important piece of understanding how we got here. and i would add to it, because ayman is saying one thing that is very important about some of the folks who descend into the conspiracy theories, into qanon, and get drawn into the mobilization to vviolence, and not accepting that this is what they're participating in. but some of the research out of the university of chicago, scarily, scarily, half of the folks who they surveyed, who are expressing not just sympathy with january 6th, but actually a propensity to support or participate in violence. for the same reasons. is because -- is despite the fact that they're white collar, despite the fact that they're educated. part of what is going on here is that donald trump has so effectively and with the help and support of conspiracy theorists and the organized hate groups that have grown in this country. domestic terror is the number one threat, lethal threat in this country, domestic terror. the hate groups, the groups that the committee is seeking to bring before the committee to understand their role in their organizing of january 6th. all of these are factors. they're all important. and it's so important to understand how donald trump himself so effectively participated in creating this mobilization. >> and that goes to what we do about it going forward. maya, thank you. ayman, appreciate your work here. american radical is out now. you can check out the first episode and the second one drops tomorrow. coming up, new evidence of republicans losing control of the party, including some self-criticism in public. and you may have seen some of these christmas cards that invoke guns and seem to glorify weapons primarily designed for war, in the context of the recent school shooting. and one of obama's top medical advisers on dealing with pandemics. that's tonight. stay with us. that's tonight stay with us ♪ it wasn't me by shaggy ♪ you're never responsible for unauthorized purchases on your 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don't vote for anything in the house of representatives right now. 18 more months of chaos and the inability to get stuff done, that's what we want. >> this has some republicans criticizing this wing of their party in public. take texas congressman dan crenshaw, who can be seen in a campaign ad jumping out of a plane. this is a kind of political superhero fantasy, mixing the vibes of the avengers and rambo. as well as some other republicans as some kind of world-saving heroes. encouraging republican voters to see him that way. tonight, mr. crenshaw from the air to the suit, he's back in the news for criticizing this right-wing freedom caucus. >> there's two types of members of congress. there's performance artists, and legislators. performance artists get all the attention. we have grifters in our midst. not here in this room, i mean in the conservative movement. lie after lie after lie. >> while crenshaw sees himself in the legislative group, he has made some performances like the ad, and is drawing pushback for that tension. >> your mission, should you choose to accept it, will be to save texas. time is of the essence. >> he may be a less than reliable narrator here, but his point about his republican colleagues is spot-on. >> conservative congressman dan crenshaw warned voters not to buy their brand of you know what. >> he doesn't like it that these qanon types are giving that face to the party. when the truth of the matter is, he supports the big lie anyway. >> when you talk about performance art, that was so performative, i could not believe it. >> that was a little bit of msnbc's chris hayes, and "the view" today. as mentioned, he's an imperfect messenger, with a valid message. a political party must stand for more than grift. or they just have conspiracy theories competing with get rich quick schemes, and nothing is too sacred to be trolled. today, some of the loudest republican candidates campaign in angry memes and govern in angry memes. is that any way to lead a nation? senator claire mccaskill when we come back in just 60 seconds. when they can enjoy the best? eggland's best. the only eggs with more fresh and delicious taste. plus, superior nutrition. which is now more important than ever. ♪♪ because the way we care... is anything but ordinary. only eggland's best. ♪♪ i'm joined now by claire mccaskill. thanks for being here. >> thanks, ari. >> performance art, grift, endless trolling. people who are cynical about politics say it can't get worse. according to dan crenshaw, who is a pretty conservative republican, some of the party is getting worse. i'm curious what you think about all of the above. >> yeah, well, i agree with the view that dan crenshaw is the pot calling the kettle black. he's not exactly been standing up to the big lie and other extreme nonsense that has gotten the republican party in its grip. it's going to be really interesting. i notice that matt gaetz said he was going to nominate donald trump for speaker. many people don't realize that a non-member of congress can in fact be speaker of the house. it will be fascinating to see if whether or not you support donald trump for speaker is the primary issue of the midterms. i could see that happening. unless donald trump shuts it down and frankly i don't see him doing that. because he loves the attention. we all know that the only thing donald trump loves more than lying is attention. those are his two bread and butter items. lying and getting lots and lots of ink. and time on social media. >> yeah. i think there's evidence for that. i mean, part of what crenshaw is doing is just updating a contrast that i heard back when i was a very junior senate aide, which is they would talk about workhorse senators and showhorse senators. you, of course, workhorse, right? and most senators like to think of themselves that way. and like any grouping, there are debates about who is what. he's going farther saying the freedom caucus folks are showhorses, grifters, they don't care about governing. is this is distinction in both parties, or is it only with the gop? >> the internet has allowed candidates to raise a lot of money without having to go in people's living rooms and ask for checks with commas in them. it's taken the big money power out of political campaigns in terms of direct contributions to candidates. these candidates are trying to go viral, then you can raise a lot more money online, and then you have a much better chance of winning elections. so they're all pushing the envelope, including dan crenshaw. there will be a fight in the republican party. i don't see the qanon lady and gosar going quietly into the night. i guarantee you this, kevin mccarthy is not just praying that he takes over the house, he's praying that he doesn't need the cuckoo caucus to do it. >> you make two very interesting points. while we think of the clickbait as just attention, there's a fund-raising component that is especially acute for members of congress. there aren't going to be 25 stars, there will be the 3 or 4, 5 tops, and they're trying to do it for that reason. i appreciate that lesson. and as you mentioned, mccarthy, the math is very acute for him, if it's a close call. and then trump can decide whether or not he wants to be involved, in the way the party has been running. and i want to talk about the contrast between biden doing the day-in and day-out work, trying to get the spending bill over the finish line. take a look. >> our building a better america tour is going give us a chance to meet people where they work, and hear what the communities that they live in, what they need, here, firsthand. and showcase how our bipartisan infrastructure law came about because we worked together. >> what is the path forward in the place you used to work, the senate, because this deadline, it keeps moving. schumer says christmas now. some people saying it might be later than that. >> well, first of all, shout out to joe biden going to kansas city, missouri today. the former guy had trouble with where the kansas city chiefs were. he thought they were in kansas. but biden understood he was in missouri today. so good for him. i think we still have, you know, listen. any party has struggles when it's a very narrow majority. i do think they'll get it through. i don't know what the final version will be. but everybody understands, if they don't get it through, mitch mcconnell and maybe donald trump as speaker of the house are in charge. that makes the last two years of the biden administration not just full of obstruction, but full of chaos. what joe biden is trying to do, ari, is win the voters that control general elections. in states that will matter in terms of holding the senate. in the suburbs that will matter in terms of whether or not the republicans take the house. and with talking about infrastructure, he's going to that sweet spot. >> all good points. former senator claire mccaskill, thank you for 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and make it out to be some kind of trolling joke. assault rifles in the hands of children who are not legally allowed to use them. coming up, what the protest movements are doing to improve and change america. that's next. ca that's next. communications in the media for 45 years. i've been taking prevagen on a regular basis for at least eight years. for me, the greatest benefit over the years has been that prevagen seems to help me recall things and also think more clearly. and i enthusiastically recommend prevagen. it has helped me an awful lot. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. bye mom. my helpers abound, i'll need you today. our sleigh is now ready, let's get on our way. a mountain of toys to fulfill many wishes. must be carried across all roads and all bridges. and when everyone is smiling and having their fun i can turn my sleigh north because my job here is done. it's not magic that makes more holiday deliveries to homes in the us than anyone else, it's the hardworking 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♪ many know folk singer's is the 63 version a twist on a gospel hem from 1901 and that song was invoked across deades of activism. many black women leading protests against a south carolina tobacco company saying the song together back in 1845. in fact a striker changed the original chorus "i will overcome" to we. by the '60s, the song was synonymous with the cause on the march on washington a 22-year-old joan bias wrote a group sing along for 300,000 people gathered and so many knew the words. it was a song that in its evolution bubbles up from the experience of workers and activists and ultimately was echoed by movement leaders and even white politicians. it was considered an inflection point when president johnson echoed the iconic lines in a presidential address embracing what was then considered a controversial cause within a very white congress as he spoke he was doing so in response to the horrors and the beatings of bloody sunday. dr. king also quoting the words in one of his final addresses. >> these are the enemies. poverty, ignorance, disease, they are enemies, not our fellow man, not our neighbor. and these enemies, too, poverty, disease and ignorance, we shall overcome. [ applause ] >> we shall overcome because the universe is long but been restored justice. we shall overcome because carlisle is right, no lie can liver forever. we shall overcome. >> we shall overcome. they were quoting more than a song. it was a cause and proof of just how powerful protest music can be. today gun violence is an american epidemic committed by random people, vigilantes, authorities. it a long-standing problem. americans were horrified by the killing of four university students by the ohio national guard at those kent state protests over vietnam. kneel young confronted that in a song many of you said should be noted. the song ohio. ♪ ♪ this summer i hear the drumming ♪ ♪ four dead in ohio ♪ >> am radio initially banned that song over its criticism of richard nixon but found a huge audience on fm radio and reached the billboard charts. young reportedly writing it in a few hours after seeing the first pictures from the shooting in "life" magazine. it came out while the killing was a raw wound in the national psyche. david described it as the quickest and best reaction to kent state with neal young acting as 50% songwriter and 50 percent journalists. many "beat" viewers nominated fight the power, the only rap track on our list tonight. unlike seager this song was first imagined by director spike lee for the film do the right thing. it didn't bubble up for years. it was a deliberate new thought for brooklyn where the film takes place. lee turned to rap to try to make something different. approaching a group that was then about three years old, public enemy. first he asked them to make an update to the gospel song "lift every voice and sing." but interestingly the rappers pushed back reasoning that instead of trying to import a classic older civil rights song from a different era, they should make something new and original which they did. it turned out to be art imitating life to make art that would then take hold in real life. fight the power dropped in '89, got a rare grammy nomination at the time and now one of the most iconic protest times of the recent era. it was first presented within that universe of the film where radio raheem balanced love and hate in a tough environment. ♪ ♪ >> love. love. if i hate you. >> there it is, love and hate. >> i love you, bro. ♪ ♪ we've got to fight the powers that be ♪ >> fight the power still played across recent protests. finally there is buffalo springfield for what it worth that took on the crackdowns in a hippie music district in california and captured the upheaval at the time and seen as a protest of power and brutality in that era. ♪ ♪ >> the song captured something larger than it moment battle lines being drawn, nobody is right if everybody is wrong. young people speaking their minds getting so much resistance from behind. he was narrating something precise the scene on sunset strip and something timeless, the endless battles that haunt us can't be the way a society thrives but some battles are required for progress. we all might benefit from listening to the next generation when as he put it they step up to speak their minds. those were just some of your nominations all of them cold from the most popular ideas for protest songs from msnbc viewers. that does it for me. i turn it over to "the reidout" with joy reid. hello, joy, and i want to say happy birthday, joy. >> thank you very much, my friend. i appreciate you. >> you know what we're going to do? >> what we going to do? >> we're going to party like it's your birthday and sip bacardi like it's you're birthday. >> but not for the next hour. >> after the

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