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Jack Smith defends decision to charge Trump at Senate hearing
Smith said the evidence met the beyond a reasonable doubt standard and defended subpoenas for lawmakers’ phone records as common practice.
- On Tuesday, former special counsel Jack Smith defended his federal investigations into Donald Trump before the Senate Judiciary Committee, asserting his charging decisions were based on evidence and not political motives.
- Smith led two federal probes into Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his handling of classified documents, with both indictments dismissed following Trump's 2024 reelection and DOJ policy against prosecuting sitting presidents.
- Republicans questioned Smith's team's acquisition of toll records from 44 GOP lawmakers, which Smith defended as "common practice" necessary to understand the "scope of the conspiracy" between Trump and his Republican allies.
- Senator Eric Schmitt accused Smith of attending an Atlanta Hawks game to collude with Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis, but Smith clarified he attended an Iowa Hawkeyes game in Maryland, with Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar noting the confusion.
- Democrats denounced Republican attacks as "baseless conspiracy theories," while Smith warned that the "vilification" of Justice Department agents and prosecutors has deprived the government of crucial expertise and threatens the rule of law.
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Le Journal de Montreal
Le Journal de MontrealThe ex-special prosecutor Jack Smith defended his criminal prosecution against Donald Trump on Tuesday before Congress.
·Montreal, Canada
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Smith testified in front of Republican senators who accuse him of abusing his power by investigating the president
·Madrid, Spain
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'Beyond a reasonable doubt': Jack Smith found proof of Trump's guilt
Jack Smith walked into the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday with a blunt message about his former investigation of Donald Trump: He still stands by it. The former special counsel told senators that his team developed evidence that, in his assessment, proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump had engaged in serious criminal conduct. “Our […]
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