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live. plus, connecting the dots between the election in brazil, brexit, and donald trump. and meet the new attorney representing brett favre and his volleyball welfare scandal. >> i got a great effing criminal defense lawyer. you're gonna need it. >> when all in starts right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. well, today, we got an extended look at just how narrowly we avoided the january 6th insurrection becoming much, much worse. because this morning, the seditious conspiracy trial of five members of the oath keepers started. and of course, the far-rig...

unmasked. the new york times reporter who revealed his identity joins me live. plus, connecting the dots between the election in brazil, brexit, and donald trump. and meet the new attorney representing brett favre and his volleyball welfare scandal. >> i got a great effing criminal defense lawyer. you're gonna need it. >> when all in starts right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. well, today, we got an extended look at just how narrowly we avoided the january 6th insurrection becoming much, much worse. because this morning, the seditious conspiracy tria...

>> reporter: the defense, however, claimed there were two absolute reasons potter is innocent, despite firing her gun. >> she didn't cause this, and she had a right to use deadly force, even though she didn't know she was using it, she had a right to. and that's what the law is. >> reporter: defense attorney earl gray pushed even further saying daunte wright is to blame. >> she says taser, taser, taser. and he should have, okay, stop, i give up. daunte wright caused his own death unfortunately. >> reporter: a characterization prosecutors took issue with. >> i want you to consider if we accept ...

She had a right to. >> the defense attorney earl gray pushed even further saying daunte wright is to blame. >> she says taser, taser, taser. he should have, okay, stop! i give up. daunte wright caused his own death, unfortunately. >> a characterization prosecutors took issue with. >> i want to you consider if we accept that argument, that he caused his own death. we have to semiany time a person does not meticulously follow the commands of a police officer, they can be shot to death. >> monday's closing arguments came after eight days of testimony and over 30 witnesses, including kim potter. >...

Earl gray pushed even further saying daunte wright is to blame. >> she says taser, taser, taser and he should -- okay, stop, i give up. daunte wright caused his own death, unfortunately. >> reporter: a characterization prosecutors took issue with. >> i want you to consider if we accept that argument, that he caused his own death, we have to accept that anytime a person does not meticulously follow the commands of a police officer, they can be shot to death. that's absurd. >> reporter: monday's closing arguments came after eight days of testimony and over 30 witnesses, including kim potter. >> ...