
Pre-Hearing Analysis with Andrea Mitchell, Katy Tur, and Hallie Jackson (Hearing #9, 10/13/22)
The Rachel Maddow Show
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The Importance of January 6 in the Justice Department
Jay Johnson: If there's a case to be made for January 6 that President Trump incited the insurrection, I actually believe it's in the national interest that we call that what it is and not shy away from any such prosecution. There's a provision in the Espionage Act that basically says that if someone refuses a request to return sensitive national security information, that too is a criminal violation. The Justice Department could go that route and prosecute Trump for that. And if we end up doing that, I think that the Department of Justice is going to have a very good exclamation for why they're doing that.
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