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Smith Defends Prosecutions Amid Republican Criticism
Former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith defends investigations as Republicans attack his tactics in Senate hearing.
In brief
Former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith defends investigations as Republicans attack his tactics in Senate hearing. Former special counsel Jack Smith defended his Trump prosecutions during a Senate hearing after Republicans accused him of partisan tactics and misleading statements about attending basketball games…
Smith defends Trump prosecutions
Former special counsel Jack Smith forcefully defended his prosecutions of President Donald Trump and his investigative tactics during a Senate hearing.
Republicans target Smith's tactics
Republicans pushed for Smith to be prosecuted and accused him of politicized prosecutions during the 2024 presidential race.
Smith denies political influence
Smith stated he would not let politics play a role in his work and that colleagues would share this stance.
Smith criticizes rule of law assault
Smith lamented an unprecedented assault on the rule of law and sweeping terminations of his team that made the country less safe.
Republicans call Smith a villain
Republicans described Smith as a 'villain' and a 'dirtbag' worse than former President Richard Nixon.
Phone records subpoena controversy
Smith issued subpoenas for GOP lawmakers' phone records to investigate Trump's efforts to reverse his 2020 election loss.
Smith defends subpoena necessity
Smith said the subpoenas were common practice to understand the 'scope of the conspiracy' between Trump and his allies.
Toll records reveal call data
Toll records show the date, length and time of phone calls without revealing content.
Republicans accuse Smith of overreach
Republicans consider Smith's team obtaining phone records proof of overreach by the Biden administration Justice Department.
Smith denies breach of speech protection
Smith denied breaching the 'speech and debate' constitutional protection for lawmakers' legislative acts.
Smith faces personal criticism
Republican Sen. John Kennedy asked Smith if he believed in the tooth fairy and Easter Bunny, to which Smith said no.
Smith clarifies basketball game
Smith revealed he attended an Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball game in Maryland, not an Atlanta Hawks game in Georgia.
Schmitt calls Smith a dirtbag
Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt accused Smith of traveling to Atlanta and attending a game for the city’s NBA team.
The big picture
Former special counsel Jack Smith defended his Trump prosecutions during a Senate hearing after Republicans accused him of partisan tactics and misleading statements about attending basketball games.
