Sees as the clear and present danger to american democracy. As i stand here tonight, equality and democracy are under assault. We do ourselves no faber to pretend other ways. The president also we see no time to call out his predecessor. Too much of whats happened in our country today is not normal. Donald trump and the maga republicans represent and extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic. Now i want to be very clear. Very clear, upfront. Not every republican, not even the majority of republicans are maga republicans. Not every republican embraces their extreme ideology. I know because ive been able to work with these mainstream republicans. But there is no question that the Republican Party today is dominated driven and intimidated by donald trump and the maga republicans. And that is a threat to this country. The president s speech from philadelphias Independence Hall came just 68 days before the midterm elections. They are also some Development Today in the Justice Department investigation into those classified documents that were seized at maralago. Lawyers for donald trump and the department of justice came face to face in a federal courtroom, arguing over trumps request for an independent third party or special master to review what was recovered. Our own Peter Alexander has more. Mr. Trumps lawyers arguing the judge needed to help restore public confidence. By allowing more transparency into the governments actions. And dismissing the investigation into the former president s keeping highly classified documents. Comparing them to an Overdue Library book. The Justice Department opposes mr. Trumps lawyers arguing the judge needed to help restore public confidence. By allowing more transparency into the governments actions. And dismissing the investigation into the former president s keeping highly classified documents. Comparing them to an Overdue Library book. The Justice Department opposes an independent review of the documents saying they have already gone through them. And acknowledging more than 500 pages may be protected by trying to client privilege. The doj argues the classified documents belong to the u. S. , not to mr. Trump. Quote, because he is no longer the president , he had no right to take those documents. The judge today also saying that she will make public a more detailed list of what the fbi seized at mr. Trumps estate. The jet is expected to roll on the special master request in the days ahead. And tonight, we learned one of trumps allies, former white House SpeakerNewt Gingrich has been invited to speak to the january Six Committee. They want to ask him about emails he sent to trump advisers concerning misleading tv ads about the 2020 election. And nbc news has confirmed former white house counsel, Pat Cipollone, and his deputy, pat philbin, are testifying tomorrow before a federal grand jury investigating the insurrection. Today, a retired nypd officer received the longest sentence yet in a case related to the capitol riot. Thomas webster, he now faces ten years in prison for attacking a d. C. Police officer with a metal flagpole. Today, donald trump said, he is offering Financial Support to some of the january six defendants and he also made this promise if he is reelected. I will look very very favorably about full pardons if i decide to run and if i went, i will think very strongly about those pilots. I think its probably going to be the best. Because a even if they go for two months or six months, you know they have sentences that have longer than that. A man . Oh boy. We got questions. Lets get smarter with our lead off pat panel. Investigative reporter with the washington post, former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner who has tried hundreds of cases and his 30 year career. And msnbc legal analyst katie fang, but you know her as the host of katie fang show, we can, morning starting at 7 am right here on msnbc. Glenn, lets talk about the president , because tonight, he divided maga republicans and mainstream republicans saying maga republicans are not believing the rule of law. Is this the message the country needs to hear and force republicans hands to say, which kind of republican argue . You know, whether the country wants to hear it or not, i think it is something that they need to hear. This is the reality we are living in. Where the rule of law often feels like its hanging by a thread. Whether in court or in the streets. So i think the president made a political calculation that he had to call it out for what it was. I mean i hate to put it in these terms stuff, but it almost sounds like he is saying look, you have to pick a side. Are you gonna be on the side of law and order . Who are gonna be on the side of the Capitol Police officers and metropolitan Police Department officers who you know were beaten by the maga crew. Or are you gonna be one of the maga crew who assaulted the officers . That is a pretty stark comparison. And i think he challenged america to sort of rise up and you know the better angels as we always, here and pick a side. The medical crew isnt changing sides. They know exactly where they are, so who is the president speaking to katie, when he said earlier, you cant love your country, only when you win . Who is he speaking to and are they listening . Because thats a pretty real statement. Its so hard to assess what if people are actually listening. I think the question is to whom is he addressing america. Does he really think hes going to move the needle with the people that are so entrenched on how they feel. But the reality is what glenn says. You dont want to be with people that are going to cherrypick when the rule of law works for you. You dont want to be alliance with people that are going to, say you know what, its okay today to defund the fbi because you did a search warrant at maralago. But its not okay when you are trying to set that Law Enforcement has to get protected because there is total to running in the streets when democrats are running cities. So because of, that because of that double standard, i think biden had to deliver the question, today enough of the double state speak. Enough of the double standards. Pick aside, figured, out if you are not gonna be with, us piece out, find Something Else to do. Carol, joining special masters hearing, one of the Trump Lawyers said they compare this case involving an Overdue Library book. That might work on fox news, but is not really going to work in a court of law . This aint no library book here. Now, it wont work staff. I mean i think a lot of other people have addressed this who oppose judges, and i know a lot of judges who are appointed by republican, and a lot that were appointed by democrats. And they know when you are likely to be indicted for obstruction of justice, and they know what probable cause is that justifies a search warrant. The facts here are as one expert told our reporters the other day, really bad for trump, and the facts are so clear. The government owns these backwards. They were patient. They asked over and over, plays, at the national archives, please mr. , trump turned these records over. And when that didnt work for a year, they then said, please we need them now or else we are gonna have to tell the fbi about this. Literally, try to negotiate with somebody holding on to these records. Than, when the fbi was involved and the department of justice, they said hey, guys we have some classified records we found in the boxes you returned, and we are really worried there could be more. Are you sure youve searched everything . They got a letter back and said weve searched and searched and we can swear to you that in this diligent review of all the records at the president s, forgive me the former president s private club, there are no more classified records. But, i mean luckily for the u. S. Public, the Justice Department didnt accept that. They accepted the words of witnesses and other great investigative information, that told them with the very high degree of certainty, we are gonna find more classified records here, and indeed, some of them were so serious, and so sensitive, that Justice DepartmentNational Security figures couldnt even review them. Because they didnt have enough of a clearance to look at them. Carol may have lay that out like a bedtime story, but listen to her words. Its a horror film. Another front, trumps former white house counsel, Pat Cipollone, testifies before a federal grand jury, the one investigating january six tomorrow. And i want to show what he has already told the house committee. There was some real question, in my mind, and a real concern you know, particularly after the attorney general that reached a conclusion, that there wasnt sufficient Election Fraud to change the outcome of the election. When other people kept suggesting that there was. Can the federal government sees Voting Machines . Its a terrible idea. Thats not how we do things and the united states. And there is no Legal Authority to do that. If Pat Cipollone asserts executive privilege, lawyer client privilege, or his fifth amendment privilege against self incrimination if he has one, there is a vehicle to test that in realtime. The J Six Committee has no ability to test it and overcome it, and compel the testimony. But a federal grand jury does. What happens is that once a privilege is invokes, and we complete the balance of the testimony, we walk over to the chief judges courts room or chambers, in this instance, it will be chief judge beryl howard. The chief judge of District Court in d. C. , and we litigate the assertion of the public and realtime. And of judge howell says you know what, i for example, think donald trump may have been involved in criminal conduct, and im going to say mr. Cipollone, the crime fraud exception, overrules negates the executive privilege you are trying to invoke, im ordering you to testify. That gives Pat Cipollone complete legal cover to answer all of the questions that it looks like he was wanting to answer during his day six testimony. Lets talk a little bit more about what the former president is saying today, katie. We urge a clip, trump massing on conservative media, if i run again, and if i am elected, i will look at full pardons for the january six insurrectionists. Can you remind our audience, trump was in office when january six happened. He couldve pardoned a whole lot of them and he did nothing. He did nothing and what you just said is if, a lot of ifs. And that if hes doing a lot of heavy lifting, right . Okay but it doesnt have to be an f. Go back to january six. He couldve done it that, and didnt. I think about the context of what was happening back in january six. He didnt have any support back in january six with this idea that he would be okay looking like he was condoning a hundreds of people coming over to the capitol. Armed, hunting down members of congress. And because of, that he could not have possibly thought about doing it. Maybe he thought about doing, it but you imagine what the optic wouldve been . If he had to address full pardons without even being able to identify who the individuals were going to be thats were gonna get these pardons . Just get them knocking on the door and say doj guess what, you cant prosecute, we have a full pardon donald trump, please. Its not realistic. But hes doing it because he knows who is catering to. He wants to sit there and intimidate if not encourage non cooperation from a slew of people, including potential defendants that were rioters, thats. A power insurrectionist that day. That are potential witnesses that they. And thats the reason why he is seeing like he can hand it out like its candy. All right carole, the january Six Committee now wants to talk to news gingrich. How does he fit into this . You know, its really interesting. Newt gringrich who you know, some people could argue started the saber tooth war between the parties. He is viewed according to the chairman of the committee, now that they have copies of his emails, as someone who added his megaphone to the big lie about the election. He was emailing with jared kushner, and with former Trump White House chief of staff mark meadows, in december, asking and offering his help to promote this idea that there was all this idea of fraud in the election which he knew was false. But to claim it in Television Ads and in scripts and two people he could reach out in the conservative movements. The worry about this is he said this right before december 14th stephanie, when states electors were going to be certified, and he was trying to basically bounce state allowed years and get a new raft inserted, illegally, so that they could reject the reject insert results and certain key swing states. When that effort to seize Voting Machines and we won the election didnt work, the idea was, lets just get rid of the electors who certify this information. Whats also really interesting to me, stephanie, is that Newt Gringrich identified in emails as having said, what we really need to do is arouse the anger in the American People. I mean what else do you have to say about lighting a match before january six . Because thats what he did. There was certainly a. Arouse caroline, Glenn Kirschner, katie, thank good to see you in new york in person. When we come back, more of the president accusing maga forces of trying to get takeout country backwards. Tim miller and small signers are here. My oneonone interview with democratic candidate for Maryland Governor westmore. Honest trump back opponent and what is at stake for the people in the states and what it says about the states of democracy. The 11th hour just getting underway this thursday night. Ay night at xfinity, were constantly innovating. And were working 24 7 to connect you to more of what you love. Were bringing you the nations largest gig speed network. Available to more homes than anyone else. And with xfi complete, get 10x faster upload speeds. Tech upgrades for your changing wifi needs. And advanced security at home and on the go to block millions of threats. Only from us. Xfinity. Republicans look at american carnage and darkness and despair. Despite fear and lies, lies told for a profit and power. But i see a different america. An america with unlimited future. An america thats about to take off. I hope you see it as, well just look around. More of President Bidens fire raid primetime address tonight on what he calls the battle for the soul of he can demagogue voices to try to take the country backwards and called for americans to defend and protect democracy. I will not stand by and what, i will not, the will of the American People be overturned by wild conspiracy theories. And baseless evidence claims of fraud. I will not stand by and watch elections in this country stolen by people who simply refused to accept that they lost. Back with us tonight, two of our favorites. Symone sanders, chief spokesperson for Vice President harris. And symone on peacock and msnbc. And timothy with his powers on contributed to the bulwark and former Communications Director for jeff bush. He wrote the new must read book, why we did it. Symone, you worked and this white house, you have said on this show before, this Administration Needs to tell it to the people straight and get aggressive about. It is that what the president did tonight . I think that is absolutely what the president to. Tonight i had general miley dylan on my show last week. And i said, is this jill biden that we are seeing post president speech of his Campaign Speech and maryland that joe biden we can expect moving forward. And she said to me symone, as you know the joe biden that you are seeing is a joe biden thats always been here, i worked on the campaign for them Vice President biden, and when i spoke to him about what he wanted to run for president , before i signed, on he told me and made this case made about the banter for the soul of this nation. I believe what we heard from the president tonight was not a Campaign Speech but he feels very viscerally and very deeply that in fact we are in a similar place. The fbi agents losing their lives under threat, weve got election deniers who are running and winning. This is a five alarm fire and President Joe Biden just rang the Symone Sanders bell. Rang the bell, tim, would you call this a president ial speech because after the speech, i keep hearing all that was political. It was a Campaign Speech. He broke from norms standing in front of marines. Didnt we break from norms years ago . Former President Trumps inauguration speech about death and destruction. Former President Trump was currently not accepting the 2020 results saying he should be reinstated. Saying he will