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president mike pence subpoenaed by the special counsel in his january six investigation. what it could tell us about where jack smiths probe is going. then, the first gop led so-called weaponization hearing to investigate the investigators. what happened in that room and what they hope to accomplish. and president biden back on the trail right in rick scotts backyard as he seems to very conveniently forget what he said about cutting social security. as the 11th hour gets underway on th...

on this thursday night. ighthis thursday n >> good evening everyone. im ayman mohyeldin for stephanie ruhle. special counsel investigating donald trump just made his most aggressive move yet. nbc news has learned former vice president mike pence has been subpoenaed by jack smith. he is overseeing cases involving the classified documents the long trump took with him to mar-a-lago and january 6th attack on the capital. now this subpoena depends, is related on that investigation, the janu...

of a criminal invest big asian -- tonight, asha rangappa and chuck rosenberg what it means to move from subject to target. -- jay johnson on the secret service scandal and why he says the case against the ex president is already indict-able. plus i debunking of a trump ally from trump tv -- and a new proposal that gives me genuine hope in these difficult times, when all in starts right now. good evening from new york, im chris hayes all of a sudden theres a lot happening in the departm...

trump alibi from trump tv. and the new project that gives me genuine hope in these insane times, when all in starts right now. w.>> good evening from new york, im chris hayes. all of the sudden there is a lot happening in the department of justice investigation into the january 6th insurrection. in just the last few days, there have been a bunch of developments, some of which we are going to get to in a moment. but before we do, its worth stepping back and looking at the bigger picture...

with his 2:24 p.m. tweet condemning mike pence directly endangered his vice presidents life. hed been told exactly how bad it was at the capitol. >> although the presidents chief of staff, mark meadows, has refused to testify before this committee, mr. meadows aid, ben williamson and white house press secretary sarah matthews testified that mr. meadows went to the dining near the oval office to tell the president about the violence at the capitol before the presidents 2:24 p.m. tweet. ...

or five years ago. >> the word that she relayed to the president called the vice president, a -- apologized for being impolite. do you remember what the president called him? >> the p word. >> mr. jacob, how do you describe the demeanor of the vice president following that call with the president? >> when he came back in to the room, id say he was steely, determined, grim. >> of course, the most dangerous part of what donald trump did on january 6th was what he did himself. as will be ...

then be heard saying on capitol hill. the committee pointing out they were directly reacting to what they were hearing from the president. and even after the horrific violence, another late message to mike pence. the lawyer working with trump saying there was still time to do this, to not certify the election. jonathan karl standing by with the testimony. also at this hour, the severe storms were watching in the east at we come on the air. a tornado watch now in effect for parts of p...

>> bring out pence! >> bring him out! >> bring out pence! >> bring mike pence! bring mike pence! [ chanting ] >> much of todays testimony centered around john eastman, an attorney whose theory that the vice president had the authority to nullify the election outcome so laughable that donald trumps own aides, allies and closest advisers described dismissing it outright. heres that evidence. >> made clear with mr. meadows about you and the vice president having a different view about the...

>> the vice president made several calls to check on the safety of others. it was his own life that was in great danger. >> mr. jacob, did donald trump ever call the vice president to check on a safety. ? >> he did not. >> mr. jacob, how did vice president pence and mrs. pence react to that? >> with frustration. >> with frustration, yeah he was probably a little frustrated by that situation. >> now, just today, more news, abc news reporting the cassidy hutchinson, of course, we know her from the...