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Emotionally clear this weekend in my hometown, which is also the place of this country's founding. that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "all in with chris hayes" starts right now. tonight on "all in" -- >> it's called presidential harassment. >> the president loses big in court. >> we disagree with that ruling. >> as he tries to block his former white house counsel from testifying tomorrow. >> don mcgahn is a really good guy. >> and a top democrat finally goes there on impeachment. >> if don mcgahn doesn't testify, it is time to open an impeachment inquiry. >> tonight the mas...

Heroic. who are you? because democracy is at stake. >> jeff daniels with nicolle wallace from earlier today to end our broadcast on a monday night as we start a new week. thank you for being here with us. good night from nbc news headquarters here in new york. tonight on "all in" -- >> it's called presidential harassment. >> the president loses big in court. >> we disagree with that ruling. >> as he tries to block his former white house counsel from testifying tomorrow. >> don mcgahn is a really good guy. >> and a top democrat finally goes there on impeachment. >> if don mcgahn doesn't testi...

Decades. congress may not compel the president's senior advisers to testify about their senior duties. this immunity is rooted in the constitutional separation of powers and derives from the president's independence from congress. there's other key sections in the document as well because the question then becomes, ed, will there be some kind of penalty if congress choosing to enforce the subpoena and dock mcgahn is not on the hill tomorrow? it states that congress cannot enforce what is called inherent immunity. there's civil, criminal and inherent. that section reads, we similarly believe th...

Investigated by the special counsel is unprecedented and unsupported by law, history, and practice. the administration's position that the president cannot be indicted by the department of justice and that congress cannot investigate him effectively places the president above the law. quote, that claim, like your demand that the committee discontinue its inquiry, is inconsistent with the most basic principles underlying our constitutional system of government. chairman nadler is invoking the idea of a constitutional crisis. is he right? joining me now is michael beschloss, nbc news presidentia...

Counsel is unprecedented and unsupported by law, history, and practice. the administration's position that the president cannot be indicted by the department of justice and that congress cannot investigate him effectively places the president above the law. quote, that claim, like your demand that the committee discontinue its inquiry, is inconsistent with the most basic principles underlying our constitutional system of government. chairman nadler is invoking the idea of a constitutional crisis. is he right? joining me now is michael beschloss, nbc news presidential historian. it is great to ...