In this unplanned afternoon livestream, I break down what can only be described as a full-scale Republican meltdown during Jack Smith’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee. Led by Jim Jordan, GOP members desperately tried to paint Smith as corrupt, partisan, and reckless—only to expose their own legal ignorance in the process. Watching Democrats like Jamie Raskin calmly dismantle one bad-faith argument after another made it painfully clear: this was not a serious oversight hearing, it was political theater aimed at appeasing Donald Trump.
I walk through some of the most embarrassing moments, including the absurd claim that losing motions in court somehow proves corruption, and the laughable outrage over lawful subpoena practices Republicans themselves previously defended. Smith’s composure and precision stood in sharp contrast to the flailing, conspiratorial rhetoric coming from the other side.
Before diving deeper into the hearing footage, I also unpack a second, urgent story Republicans don’t want you focusing on: their failing attempt to rebrand ICE violence as “law and order.” With public approval collapsing and graphic evidence mounting—from the killing of Renee Nicole Good to escalating abuses caught on video—the GOP is scrambling to change the narrative. This Live connects the dots between those two crises and explains why neither strategy is working.
