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Jack Smith says Trump acknowledged to others that he lost 2020 election
Smith’s testimony revealed Trump privately admitted losing the 2020 election, a point Smith said supported his broader case before indictments were dropped after Trump’s 2024 win.
- In Washington, Jack Smith told the U.S. House Judiciary Committee that President Donald Trump acknowledged to others that he lost the 2020 election, as shown in a transcript released on Dec 31.
- Smith’s prosecutions began with indictments accusing Donald Trump of illegally retaining classified documents and plotting to overturn his 2020 defeat, but Smith dropped both cases after Trump won the subsequent election, citing Justice Department policy.
- Transcript excerpts include a private comment that `Can you believe I lost to this f'ing guy?`, which Jack Smith said he viewed as corroborative of his larger case against Donald Trump, U.S. President.
- The White House did not immediately comment on Jack Smith’s testimony, while Smith defended Justice Department prosecutors, and Trump allies alleged political motives behind the probe.
- Publicly, Donald Trump, U.S. President, falsely claimed he won the 2020 election, while Trump supporters rioted on January 6, 2021, to stop Congress from certifying the results.
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Former special counsel Jack Smith's closed-door testimony has now been released, revealing that US President Donald Trump admitted to several people in 2020 that he lost the election to Joe Biden. Smith was the one who conducted two investigations into Trump a few years ago, partly for events after the 2020 election and partly for the taking home of classified documents. Smith accused Trump not only of trying to overturn the results of a free an…
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