New Facts: Jack Smith Defends Trump's Prosecution to Senate
Former special counsel Jack Smith testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee. He defended his criminal cases against Donald Trump as free of political bias and warned that the rule of law faces unprecedented threats, including threats of jail from the president.
Questioning centered on his two Trump inquiries, the Jan. 6 investigation and the classified documents case, and the exchanges were tense. Sen. Mike Lee pressed him over the seizure of Lee’s phone records during the Jan. 6 probe.
Sen. Eric Schmitt tried to pin down whether Smith was in Atlanta on Feb. 3, 2024, for a Warriors–Hawks game. The exchange instead revealed Smith as a Caitlin Clark fan and did not substantiate an Atlanta trip. Smith was the committee’s sole witness, and Sen. Chuck Grassley opened by accusing him of targeting Republicans.
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