i want to bring in right now danny cevallos and cedric alexander, and danny, first i want to go to you and talk about this potential accomplice here. now, that sheriff said that when deputies got there, it actually might have been detroit police who got there first and found the car outside that detroit warehouse, that somebody outside was smoking a cigarette and ran away. unclear who that person is, but in terms of this potential accomplice right now, what are prosecutors looking for here when they're considering charges? >> there's a crime under the michigan penal law for when somebody assists somebody who is the subject of an arrest warrant to avoid capture or avoid them being located. so, there are crimes available to the prosecutors and the police in investigating whether or not somebody who even used a key to open a warehouse or an office building to let these suspects in did so knowingly and with the knowledge that there was an arrest warrant or the intent to help them evade detection. so if that's the case, i expect we will see prosecutors referring charges. >> and cedric, one

. >> in a moment i'll talk to legal analyst danny cevallos looking at the legal case that may mark a turning point. >>> a republican congressman under attack. the latest controversy from what some call the republican extremist caucus. >> mccarthy is a liar and a coward. he doesn't have the ability to condemn the kind of big gotted rhetoric that are being trafficked by a member of -- >> why doesn't he have the ability to do this? >> this is who they are. >> in the gop conference they consider conservatives the fringe. this town thinks conservatives are the fringe. we have the base of the party which is about 70% of republican vote everies. >> more. >> this all comes as the senate in a race to the finish in a long list of to-dos including the center piece of the biden economic agenda. i'll talk to a guest who's ready to fight and supreme court justice raising eyebrows in the hearing over a mississippi law why what she said about adoption that has many concerned. >>> we begin with the investigation into the deadly shooting in michigan broadening. aside from the alleged shooter and paren

. >>> joining us now, nbc legal analyst and friend of the show, danny cevallos. good morning, danny. thanks so much for being here today. this is an extraordinary spotlight on this trial. the jury deliberated a little longer than some people expected. let me start with a simple question. were you at all surprised by what they ruled? >> no, i was not. this is a case where the federal government does not normally lose. they have a conviction rate of over 90%. when they bring a case, it's usually ready to go. i was a little surprised at the length of deliberations, but at the same time, keep in mind, this was never a layup for the government in that they were prosecuting crimes that happened in the early '90s. i was in high school back then, and i'm certainly not young. so thinking about reconstructing what happened in the early to mid '90s today was a challenge for the government when most of the case rested on the credibility of accusers who took the stand and had to struggle with memories of traumatic events from so long ago. >> danny, you seem very youthful to m

joinings us now, our friend, danny cevallos. thanks so much for being with us. donald trump is a private citizen. does he have any chance of getting out of this deposition? >> not likely. as you said, he's a private sit designation. you're not going to get executive privilege claims. this is essentially something that predated his white house run, deals with his private affairs, and there's little chance he can get out of being deposed. however, what we've seen historically from trump when he is deposed, he finds a way to get out of a deposition by giving essentially non-answers. >> give us a little more of the contours of the investigation. what could the outcome be for the trumping or and trump himself. >> first strategically, the fact that we're at an investigation means we're at the end. you don't conduct a deposition of such a high-ranking official in the organization until you've gotten all of the information. the deposition is not a thing you wander into as part of a curiosity. you have your documents lined up and everyone ready to catch a person in a lie

glenn kirschner, former federal prosecutor and criminal defense attorney danny cevallos. both glen and danny are msnbc legal analysts. glenn, i'm going to start with you. january 6 committee vice chair liz cheney believes there could be groundwork for criminal charges. 18 usc 1512, the obstruction statute. any chance we see the committee actually subpoena donald trump himself? >> you know, probably. it's interesting that liz cheney is talking like a prosecutor. as you say, katie, she's using the precise language of the federal statute 1512 that reads, whoever corruptly instructs, influences or impedes any official proceeding or attempts to do so shall be imprisoned for not more than 20 years. these are the words that liz cheney is using to describe some of donald trump's conduct. interestingly, some of the folks who actually attacked the capitol have been charged with this exact crime. and a trump-appointed judge, judge dabny friedrich, when these insurrectionists tried to attack the prosecutor's use of that federal statute, a trump-appointed judge said, you know what? th

also joining us, danny cevallos, msnbc legal analyst. shaq, walk us through what's going on right now, and tell us what we can expect from defense? >> reporter: the first witness is a use-of-force expert, rebutting what you heard from some of the prosecution witnesses, this expert saying that the force that was used by the officers was appropriate. it's still in that direct examination right now, so we'll see what the prosecution is able to get out of this expert in that cross-examination. but you mentioned this morning the prosecution rested their case officially. it came after 25 witnesses were presented on their behalf. the last and final witness being the father of 20-year-old daunte wright who gave emotional testimony yesterday afternoon. listen to what we heard from his father. >> daunte lived with us. he pretty much was there every day. and he loved his son. >> and you love your son daunte wright as well. >> a lot. i loved daunte. he was loved. >> do you miss him? >> i miss him a lot, every day. >> reporter: the big question now i

danny cevallos, shaquille brewster, thank you so much. shaq, my 2022 wish for you that you get warmer assignments. every day you're out in the cold. we've got to change that next year. coming up, this is no surprise, but it is knew. michael flynn suing the january 6th committee to try to block a subpoena, running the clock as a sitting congressman refuses to cooperate with his own colleagues. we've got the brewing legal battle and what, if any, if any is important part here, consequences could be in store. e super emma just about sleeps in her cape. but when we realized she was battling sensitive skin, we switched to tide hygienic clean free. it's gentle on her skin, and out cleans our old free detergent. tide hygienic clean free. hypoallergenic and safe for sensitive skin. >>> we are about two weeks away from the one-year anniversary of the january 6th attack on our nation's capitol. and we are following multiple developments in the investigation to uncover what exactly happened that day. republican congressman scott perry of pennsylvani

i want to bring in danny cevallos, a criminal defense attorney and an msnbc legal analyst. you heard prosecutor mcdonald saying that it is unconscionable to know that your child has a weapon and know what his state of mind is and according to all of the evidence, the notes, that is why she feels there's a criminal case against these parents. >> this was not a restrained press conference by a united states attorney. this was someone getting very real with reporters and talking as a prosecutor and also as a mother, and expressing some opinions about michigan's gun laws. she probably has a pretty straight line, at least, to a theory of liability. and i only say that because in 2018, the michigan court of appeals held that a parent could be held responsible for recklessly allowing access to a firearm by minor children. the appeals court upheld that conviction, finding that there was sufficient evidence of recklessness. undoubtedly, the prosecutor is aware of this case and knows that they can proceed on this theory. and if they get a conviction, it will be upheld in the court. >

. >> in a moment i'll talk to legal analyst danny cevallos looking at the legal case that may mark a turning point. >>> a republican congressman under attack. the latest controversy from what some call the republican extremist caucus. >> mccarthy is a liar and a coward. he doesn't

our legal analyst danny cevallos joining the conversation now. danny, i understand you heard that sound bite. why lean so heavily on that part of the defense's argument? or the prosecution's argument? >> the challenge for the prosecution is right there in the jury instructions that the government put up on the screen. and it's the recklessness aspect. it requires potter to have consciously created a risk. and, of course, the defense is going to say well, what that means is that she didn't consciously -- she told you as much. she didn't consciously pull her firearm. she meant to pull her taser. and so the prosecution has to thread a needle here. and even the prosecutor in the closing said i'm going to spend a lot of time on this element, and they have to, because this is a tricky issue of law that they need to get the jury to believe that recklessness is reckless if you just pull the gun and when you intend to taser, that's enough for recklessness. that's all the closings are about at the end of the day. there's no fact disputed as in other trials

. >> we have defense attorney danny cevallos with us. danny, explain this objection and what do you think the side bar is getting into? we know the prosecution was going through a series of yes, nos here. >> it's uncertain. i mean, it seemed to be the initiation of the judge, unless i didn't hear the defense counsel, but you see the prosecutors coming back to the podium. they apparently resolved it. >> never mind. we'll go back to the court. >> all right. so april 11th started as a slow and uneventful day. right? >> i guess. it's a sunday. >> i'm going to put on the screen exhibits 224 and exhibit 178 next to each other, please. all right. miss potter, on the screen are contributes 224 and 178. you'd agree that these are photos of your taser and your firearm respectively, yes? >> my firearm, for sure. i'm not sure if that's the taser that was taken that day, but i'm guessing it is. >> and you carried a taser 7 that day? correct? >> yes. >> and that's what's on this picture, exhibit 224? >> yes. >> now, these items look different, don't t

danny cevallos, many thanks for that really keen assessment. shaq, thank you for yours as well. we'll look forward to that news conference at 4:00 with the oakland county sheriff. thank you so much. >>> let's go now to the latest in the coronavirus pandemic. vaccinations are rising as more states confirm cases of the omicron variant. the cdc says nearly 2.2 million shots were given over a 24-hour period on thursday. that's the largest total since may. also the cdc director says the omicron variant could become the dominant variant but delta is the problem for now. and parts of president biden's plan to combat omicron take effect soon. the effort includes expanding access to booster shots, extending the mask mandate on public transportation, and requiring international travelers to show a negative covid test now taken within 24 hours before arrival. that requirement begins on monday. >>> let's go to nbc's steven romo joining us from here in new york city. steven, what's the response been like to the government's handling of omicron? >> reporter: yeah, alex, largely the people we'

cevallos and law enforcement analyst. we also learned of an update from the school district. what can you tell us? >> reporter: that's right. the school superintendent saying that he is asking for a third party investigation to take a look at safety practices and procedures throughout the district, and you'll remember, this is coming because the superintendent really coming under fire here for making statements just the other day saying that this suspect did not need any disciplinary action. disciplinary action was not warranted. and that became a sense of contention and frustration and anger for a lot of people in this community, because then just yesterday, we heard from the prosecutor who said that, you know, the student was able to return back to class even after there were drawings that a teacher found of this

let's get the latest from megan fitzgerald in michigan, and danny cevallos is a criminal defense attorney. bring us up to speed with what happens next with the suspect and his parents, and was he in custody when they were on the run? i'm thinking imagine if you were a parent and your kid's in jail for committing a heinous crime like that, wouldn't you be there trying to figure things out? but instead they're on the lam? >> reporter: we actually asked that to the sheriff, and he says that he doesn't think that the alleged shooter had any idea that his parents are in the same jail with him right now. the sheriff telling us that they're in individual cells. they're being segregated here and being watched closely. what we know here is the next steps is that they're all supposed to appear in court next week, but prosecutors have been so candid in this case, as you know, and saying that, listen, this is a very active and ongoing investigation as they continue to dig deep into all the evidence here. it is quite possible that we could see additional charges being filed against the suspected shoot