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Jack Smith defends decision to charge Trump at Senate hearing
Smith said the evidence met the beyond a reasonable doubt standard and defended subpoenas for lawmakers’ phone records as common practice.
- On Tuesday, former special counsel Jack Smith defended his federal investigations into Donald Trump before the Senate Judiciary Committee, asserting his charging decisions were based on evidence and not political motives.
- Smith led two federal probes into Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his handling of classified documents, with both indictments dismissed following Trump's 2024 reelection and DOJ policy against prosecuting sitting presidents.
- Republicans questioned Smith's team's acquisition of toll records from 44 GOP lawmakers, which Smith defended as "common practice" necessary to understand the "scope of the conspiracy" between Trump and his Republican allies.
- Senator Eric Schmitt accused Smith of attending an Atlanta Hawks game to collude with Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis, but Smith clarified he attended an Iowa Hawkeyes game in Maryland, with Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar noting the confusion.
- Democrats denounced Republican attacks as "baseless conspiracy theories," while Smith warned that the "vilification" of Justice Department agents and prosecutors has deprived the government of crucial expertise and threatens the rule of law.
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'The original sin…': Cornyn goes after Garland over Jack Smith appointment at Senate hearing
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, questioned former special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday in a hearing focused on Smith’s investigations into President Donald Trump’s mishandling of classified documents and role in the Jan. 6 attack.
·India
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Ex-special counsel Jack Smith tells senators he won't 'be silenced' by threats of prosecution
Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith, who brought two federal indictments against President Donald Trump, told senators he won't "be silenced" by threats of prosecution from the Trump administration.
·Oklahoma City, United States
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