The Lincoln Project senior adviser Tara Setmayer

Rep. Dan Kildee, Rep. Barbara Lee, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Democratic strategist Ameshia Cross, Republican strategist Rina Shah, defense attorney Danny Cevallos, former federal prosecutor Paul Butler, The Lincoln Project senior adviser Tara Setmayer, The Atlantic staff writer Tom Nichols, Politico’s Sam Stein, NBC’s Julie Tsirkin, and NBC’s Antonia Hylton discuss the potential consequences of a government shutdown, ongoing efforts to end it, Donald Trump's civil fraud trial, attendance requirements for criminal trials, plea deals, gag orders, political extremism within the GOP, and the impending government shutdown as Republicans refuse to compromise.