Executive Privilege Hawk News Today

february 11th, im stan stein, filling in for my friend ali velshi. we begin this hour with the latest signs at the justice departments investigation into donald trumps escalating and shifting to a more advanced stage. on thursday, nbc news learned that former vice president mike pence was subpoenaed by jack smith, the special counsel appointed by attorney general eric garland, to handle the justice department investigation in the january six. and donald trumps handling of classified do...

msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome everyone to alex witt reports. we begin with breaking news, the u.s. racing to recover and learn more about that mysterious object shot down by u.s. fighter jets over alaska. heres what we know at this hour. the high altitude object was described as roughly the size of a small car, it was likely not man. it was flying in 40,000 feet, is for spotted on thursday before being brought down on friday. this comes a week after the u.s. mili...

Bigger picture in the long run. >> and what do you think its going to the line to the trump people at this point? they may very well tried to -- not of them know, you cannot tell mike pence testified, he has protected executive privilege. alternatively, on a political, note they might whack him for even considering the idea of working with a special prosecutor on this. >> i can certainly see that. look, mike pence has hired an executive privilege hawk, as one of his attorneys. so i actually do t...

Obviously cooperate, be honest willingly but wait for a subpoena. so in each situation, it was like the top cover politically to be compelled in the situation, and i think thats what youll see with mike pence. >> do you have any reason to believe he might defy the subpoena or claim executive privilege to get out of doing this interview? >> you know, i dont know if hell flat out defy the subpoena? that, i think im actually debating, kind of wondering myself whether hell comply. i do think hell cl...