"Smith mounted a forceful defense of his prosecutions of Trump, rejecting Republican accusations that the cases were driven by partisan motives while appearing before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday. He argued the two federal prosecutions, one concerning Trump's handling of classified documents and the other examining efforts to overturn the 2020 election, were grounded in evidence and the law, not politics."
"It really makes no political sense because if you're Donald Trump and you really want to focus on cases, focus on the case brought in Manhattan, which was always suspect as far as the legal theory. I said it at the time, but I still say it, I don't understand Alvin Bragg's legal theory, I never will. You could also focus on the New York state case, which, again, just clearly excessive fines leveled against the president, which of course, the courts confirmed. Except, you know, you can focus on [District Attorney] Fani Willis and the way she ran her investigation in Georgia with all of the problems that she had."
Jack Smith delivered a robust defense of two federal prosecutions of Donald Trump, asserting both the classified-documents case and the election-interference case were based on evidence and the law rather than partisan motives. Both prosecutions were dropped after Trump's 2024 reelection because of Department of Justice policy barring charges against a sitting president, and Smith left his post shortly before the 2025 inauguration. The House Judiciary Committee hearing represented Smith's most extensive public remarks since leaving office. Joe Scarborough warned Republicans and Trump that spotlighting Smith politically was unwise, suggesting they focus instead on other legal matters such as the Manhattan and Georgia cases.
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