MS NOW's special report on the Jack Smith testimony: Prime Time recap Part 1

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🗓️ 23 January 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Rachel Maddow and her MS NOW colleagues share their reaction and analysis of former special counsel Jack Smith's testimony about the criminal investigations of Donald Trump before the House Judiciary Committee.

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0:00.0	Would you please rise and raise your right hand?
0:03.0	Jack Smith testifies to Congress.
0:05.0	Thank you for the opportunity to discuss my work in special counsel.
0:08.0	The man who indicted Donald Trump in the documents case.
0:12.0	Highly sensitive national security information was held in a ballroom and a bathroom.
0:17.0	The man who charged Trump for leading a criminal conspiracy to overturn an election.
0:21.3	Our investigation revealed that Donald Trump is the person who caused January 6th.
0:26.5	The president seeking revenge during the hearing.
0:29.3	Do you believe that President Trump's Department of Justice will find some way to indict you?
0:35.3	I believe that they will do everything in their power to do that because they've been ordered
0:39.1	to.
0:39.8	Republicans go on the attack.
0:41.7	You, like the president's men for Richard Nixon, went after your political enemies.
0:46.2	And the special counsel makes his case.
0:48.7	You are correct that the only person charged in this case was Donald Trump, who was the person
0:53.4	most culpable for the crimes
0:54.8	charge.
0:56.2	Tonight, Rachel Maddo, Chris Haynes, Jen Saki, Lawrence O'Donnell, Stephanie Ruhl, R.A.
1:02.0	Melbert, Andrew Weissman, and an exclusive interview with a ranking Democrat, Jamie Raskin.
1:07.0	For us, it's all about the rule of law.
1:09.4	MS Now's special report on the Jack Smith testimony begins now.
1:18.9	Good evening, and thank you so much for being with us tonight.
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