Trump’s Justice Department is reportedly reviewing whether Watergate prosecutors committed misconduct. It’s the latest move by the Trump administration to recast Richard Nixon as a victim of the “deep state.” Former Rep. Liz Holtzman, who served on the House Judiciary Committee that voted to impeach Nixon, called the effort “beyond stupid.” Rewriting Watergate, she said, is an attempt to “work out some way” of exonerating Trump. “It was a high moment in American history — that we held a powerful president accountable,” Holtzman said. “And Trump wants to take that down.”

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Listen to the audio version of The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell from the Oct. 5 broadcast.

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Jen Psaki considers Donald Trump accusation that news organizations are spreading misinformation about national security and takes a closer look at the information Trump is spreading, including an odd claim that Iran had drug factories in their nuclear factories when U.S. bombs blew them up. The White House was not helpful in shedding further light on Trump’s claim.

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The primaries are done. The nominees are locked in. And early voting is underway in some states. That means the midterm election season has entered the home stretch and there are already some clues as to which party has the advantage in the final 44 days, especially when it comes to voter turnout. MS NOW’s Kabir Khanna is at the big board to dig into some of the latest polls.

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MS NOW’s Ari Melber reports on bombshell testimony from former special counsel Jack Smith, the first federal prosecutor to criminally charge a former president. Andrew Weissmann, former FBI general counsel joins. (The Beat’s YouTube: https://ms.now/ari)

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