Lisa Rubin of the MaddowBlog explains why Special Counsel Jack Smith is digging into the infamous Dec. 18, 2020 meeting at the White House where “White House aides and government officials” were “pushing back on claims of widespread election fraud and telling Trump in unambiguous terms that he lacked the authority to seize voting machines. “ Can you say “attempting to overthrow the 2020 election”?

Why this Dec. 2020 meeting is a focus of Jack Smith's Jan. 6 probe