Jack Smith defends decision to charge Trump at Senate hearing
Smith said the evidence justified both Trump cases and that the same facts would support prosecution again, regardless of party.
- On Tuesday, Special Counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers he "will not be silenced by continued threats of prosecution" from the Trump administration, asserting his investigations were conducted without political bias.
- Republicans have criticized Smith for secretly obtaining phone records during his investigation of Trump, characterizing the prosecutions as a political "fishing expedition" and an overreach by the Justice Department.
- Rep Jim Jordan of Ohio alleged Smith misled Congress regarding phone subpoenas, citing records showing prosecutors obtained contents of 44 lawmakers' text messages; Smith defended the subpoenas as "common practice."
- Sen Dick Durbin of Illinois, a top Democrat, accused Republicans of spreading "baseless conspiracy theories" to "whitewash" the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, dismissing attacks on Smith as a "smoke screen."
- Although Smith previously brought felony indictments against Trump, he abandoned the cases after the 2024 election citing Justice Department policy; Smith remains a target of retribution, facing ongoing investigations from The Office.
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Legal experts expose the glaring hole in GOP attacks on Jack Smith
Republicans brought former special counsel Jack Smith into a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday to discuss his investigations into President Donald Trump. Earlier this year, the New York Times reported that Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) urged the Justice Department to indict Smith, alleging he perjured himself before the House Judiciary Committee when he talked about toll records vs. a wiretap. Smith appeared before that committee in January …
HAWKS OR HAWKEYES? Eric Schmitt's Jack Smith Grilling Hits a Basketball Mix-Up
Sen. Eric Schmitt tried to place former special counsel Jack Smith in Atlanta on the same day Fani Willis admitted her relationship with Nathan Wade. Smith said the game he remembered was Iowa-Maryland, not Warriors-Hawks.
Smith Hearing Gets Testy Over Alleged Basketball Texts
Jack Smith had a blue message for Senators on Tuesday: Threats won't shut Him up. Testing before the Senate Judicial Committee, the formation special counsel defended his since-dismissed federal criminal cases against Donald Trump and said he would't be cowed "by continued threats of prosecution" over his work, per NBC...
Jack Smith Turns Into Frozen Statue After Realizing He Perjured Himself During Senate Hearing
Sen. Eric Schmitt pressed Jack Smith on Tuesday over whether a basketball outing put him in Atlanta near another prosecutor pursuing President Trump, an accusation Smith denied as Democrats challenged the Missouri Republican’s evidence. The confrontation centered on text messages Schmitt suggested could point to contact between the former special counsel and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Smith said he did not meet Willis and rejec…
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