US EditionTakeaways from former special counsel Jack Smith’s public hearing
Jack Smith defended subpoenas for GOP phone records and stressed the importance of rule of law to protect democracy amid investigations into Trump’s 2020 election interference.
- On Thursday, former special counsel Jack Smith defended the integrity of his investigations during a public House Judiciary hearing on Capitol Hill.
- After the 2024 election, Smith withdrew cases against President Donald Trump, citing Justice Department rules against prosecuting a sitting president, and subpoenaed toll records linked to efforts around January 6.
- Republican lawmakers pressed Smith over subpoenas for GOP toll records, calling it "political weaponization," while Kevin Kiley noted federal judges reversed some moves and President Donald Trump attacked Smith on social media.
- He largely stuck to his prior deposition and final report, saying judicial limits on classified-documents testimony constrained what he could reveal, while warning failing to hold powerful people accountable could be catastrophic.
- Earlier this month, notable attendees included four former US Capitol Police officers — Aquilino Gonell, Harry Dunn, Daniel Hodges and Michael Fanone — while outside, CNN spotted Stewart Rhodes after President Donald Trump freed him last year.
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Trump Calls for Prosecution of Special Counsel Jack Smith Following House Testimony
We’re all told the same story in America: justice is blind. It’s a nice idea. We see statues of a woman with a blindfold, holding... The post Trump Calls for Prosecution of Special Counsel Jack Smith Following House Testimony appeared first on Patriot Journal.
‘He Never Wavered’; Networks Trumpet Jack Smith on the Hill Amid Trump ‘Threat’
‘He Never Wavered’; Networks Trumpet Jack Smith on the Hill Amid Trump ‘Threat’ On Thursday night and Friday morning, the broadcast networks of ABC, CBS, and NBC welcomed former special counsel Jack Smith like a conquering hero as he sat for a “fiery” and “tense” hearing, but had “no regrets” and “never wavered” in wanting to protect “the rule of law” from Donald Trump and Republicans wanting to level a “threat of retribution.” CBS’s Scott MacF…
Jack Smith finds himself on the grill for targeting political enemies
by WorldTribune Staff / 247 Real News January 23, 2026 Republicans, some of whom had their phones tapped as part of Jack Smith’s lawfare operation against President Donald Trump, tore into the former special counsel as he appeared before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday. Trump posted on social media during the hearing that Smith […]
‘I will not be intimidated’: Jack Smith defends Trump investigations before House panel • Oklahoma Voice
Former special counsel Jack Smith arrives to testify during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on Jan. 22, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)Republicans on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee sought to poke holes Thursday in former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith’s investigations into President Donald Trump, while Democrats on the panel commende…
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