is this going to hold? are the guardrails of our democracy still in place? or is trump going to be allowed to become the dictator he's always dreamed of being, free from any legal accountability? everyone in that room today, i hazard to say, understood that fact. everyone listening at home should have as well. brian riley is an nbc news justice reporter who was inside that room. harry litman, department of justice, and serves as a law clerk at that same d. c. circuit court of appeals. brian, let me start with you with what the atmosphere was like in that courtroom. very few people allowed in. we all got to hear it. we didn't get to see it. what did you see? >> for a one, donald trump reacted the most, the most enthusiasm when his lawyer said winning in every poll. that was when you see a big head nod from donald trump.