this is the country i've served and defended, that all of my brothers have served and defended, and here, right matters. joining us today, msnbc chief legal correspondent, host of "the beat," ari melber. we're also joined by msnbc legal analyst, maya wiley, who previously worked in the civil division of the u.s. attorney's office in the southern district of new york. former democratic senator from missouri and current msnbc political analyst, claire mccaskill. former u.s. attorney, now professor at the university of alabama school of law. also an msnbc contributor, joyce vance. msnbc national security analyst, jeremy barb, who served as former chief of staff at the cia and the department of defense joins us. and msnbc national security analyst, ned price, who is a former senior director and spokesperson for the national security counsel, where alexander vindman worked. jeremy bash, let me start with you. all day long, a theme kept coming out with the republicans