"I don't know why Republicans agreed to do this today." Rachel Maddow wonders what congressional Republicans were thinking when they agree to a public hearing with former special counsel Jack Smith before the House Judiciary Committee, allowing Smith to "clearly spell out the evidence he found and the conclusions that he drew about the president's criminal behavior." | The Rachel Maddow Show

Maddow: We already know what Donald Trump thinks about using a war with Iran for a domestic political boost. | The Rachel Maddow Show