former president? plus, the texas governor it s political ploy to try to punish blue states over immigration policies. the problem is, this isn t politics for the thousands of desperate migrants. the human cost of political gains. as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. good evening once again, i m stephanie ruhle. we begin tonight with the dramatic spike in violent threats against fbi agents. threats so concerning that president biden is now being briefed on the danger. the bureau has been under attack from former president trump himself and his allies ever since that search on his home in mar-a-lago just one week ago. the fbi and the department of homeland security had issued a joint intelligence bulletin rising of threats to for presumably carried out by supporters of the former president. and just today, a pennsylvania man was arrested for threatening to kill fbi agents, threats he posted on media website. you ll recall, it was just four days ago, and arm
all a very, very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late. i will see you at the end of tomorrow. let s do at home joining us this hour. it s great to have you here. do you remember the name brandon van grack? it s a very memorable name, so you might remember the sound of it. if not, the circumstance in which you first heard it. but if you are like me, in all likelihood, the first time you heard the name brandon van grack, it was the first time you heard the word, espionage, formerly associated with the presidency of donald trump. espionage as in the espionage act, as it not just spy movie stuff but as in u.s. law. but we are only about four months in to the u.s. trump administration in the new york times first reported that the then brand new trump administration had made a very unusual hiring decision that ultimately implicated the work of a veteran espionage prosecutor at the u.s. department of justice.
joint intelligence bulletin risethreats to law enforcement officials. presumably carried out by supporters of the former president. and just today, a pennsylvania man was arrested for threatening to kill fbi agents, threats he posted on a social media website. you ll recall, it was just four days ago, an armed man fired a nail gun into a cincinnati fbi office. he was later killed during a standoff with police. at the same time, attorney merrick garland may soon have to decide whether or not to pursue charges against donald trump of his allies over the handling of those classified records that were seized down a mar-a-lago. and tonight, the wall street journal is reporting that it took garland weeks to decide to approve that application for the search warrant. one of the reporters who broke that story described what happened during that time. he met with justice officials and other fbi officials for weeks, in private meetings weighing the ins and outs of such a high profile
crudités, would trend nationally on twitter, on my birthday, but here we are. but perhaps the best response came from our good friend, chef jose andrés. the world central kitchen founder definitely knows his way around the grocery store, and here s what he had to say. quote, doctor oz, i am inviting you to come with me and shop together, by the avocado and tomatoes, and you can make the guacamole salsa for $2. and you can make a great vegetable fried rice for 12 people. less than $1 per person. kiss emoji, hashtag, learn to shop bipartisan. now, that sounds like a party i would like to attend. and i hope the doctor takes him off on that offer, because whomever is serving on cooked asparagus on their veggie tray, or crudités, whatever you want to call it. it s not gonna have a very popular party. stick to the baby carrots and bell peppers. uncooked asparagus, it s a hard pass. and on that note, i wish you
you to come with me and shop together, buy the avocado and tomatoes, and you can make the guacamole and salsa for $2. and you can make a great vegetable fried rice for 12 people. less than $1 per person. kiss emoji, hashtag, learn to shop bipartisan. now, that sounds like a party i would like to attend. and i hope the doctor takes him off on that offer, because whomever is serving uncooked asparagus on their veggie tray, or crudités, whatever you want to call it, is not gonna have a very popular party. stick to the baby carrots and bell peppers. uncooked asparagus, it s a hard pass. and on that note, i wish you all a very, very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late. i will see you at the end of tomorrow. tonight on all in. famously, president nixon said