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MSNBC Rachel Maddow (video)

MSNBC Rachel Maddow (video) - 03-13-2024-004706

MSNBC Rachel Maddow (video)

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4.412.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Through her unique approach to storytelling, Rachel Maddow provides in-depth reporting to illuminate the current state of political affairs and reveals the importance of transparency and accountability from our leaders. Maddow works with unmatched rigor and resolve to explain our complex world and deliver news in a way that's illuminating and dynamic, connecting the dots to make sense of complex issues. Maddow also conducts thoughtful interviews with individuals at the center of current news stories to provide important perspective.

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0:00.0

Today the former special counsel who investigated President Biden's mishandling of classified documents a man named Robert her

0:07.2

Was grilled by house members on capital help the former special Council has already declined to charge President

0:14.7

Biden with anything, concluding officially that nothing President Biden did

0:19.2

was worthy of prosecution. But that did not stop Republicans in Congress from making a four-hour

0:25.3

circus out of Mr. Her's testimony today. And that's because today's hearing wasn't

0:30.5

actually about matters of law. It was about scoring political points.

0:35.1

The reality here is that the only reason Joe Biden accidentally taking some

0:40.2

classified documents with him when he left office.

0:42.6

The only reason that matters at all

0:44.8

is because Donald Trump willfully

0:48.0

took classified documents with him

0:50.5

when he left office and then tried to obstruct justice to cover it all up.

0:56.3

These two cases are not the same.

0:59.3

But don't just take my word for that.

1:01.9

Here is former Special Counsel Her reading from his very

1:05.3

own report on the matter.

1:09.2

Unlike the evidence involving Mr. Biden, the allegations set forth in the indictment of Mr. Trump,

1:13.8

if proven, would present serious aggravating facts.

1:16.6

Keep going.

1:18.6

Congresswoman, I'm happy to have you read the words in my report.

1:22.0

Well, it's your report, so I think it actually is more fitting that you read those.

1:25.9

Most notably, after being given multiple chances to return classified documents and avoid prosecution,

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