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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Jack Smith defends his Trump investigations at House hearing
Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith defended his investigations of President Donald Trump at a congressional hearing Thursday in which he insisted that he had acted without regard to politics and had no second thoughts about the criminal charges…
Former special investigator of the US Department of Justice, Smith, defended his actions against US President Trump at a Congressional hearing in Washington.
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