"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

NEW! Rachel Maddow tells the story of one of the most shocking decisions in American history in her new podcast, “Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order.” This six-part series reveals how an executive order authorizing the roundup of innocent Americans came to be – and a bombshell discovery in the unlikeliest of places that would ultimately expose it all. Listen to the trailer now and follow the series. New episodes drop Mondays. https://podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/rachel-maddow-presents-burn-orde