"Maybe they're not your political enemies, but they sure as hell were Joe Biden's political enemies, weren't they? Issa asked. They were [Kamala] Harris's political enemies. They were the enemies of the president. And you were their arm, weren't you? No, Smith answered unequivocally. No? Oh, great, Issa said sarcastically. So, you spied on the speaker of the House and these other senators and so on, and informed no one and, in fact, put in a gag order so they couldn't discover it."
"If they were not subjects of a conspiracy investigation, why did Congress, a separate branch that you, under the Constitution, have to respect Why is it that no one should be informed, including the judges? A as you went in to spy on these people, did you mention that you were spying on seeking records so you could find out about when conversations occurred between the U.S. speaker of the House and the president? Did you inform the judge or did you hold that back?"
Rep. Darrell Issa aggressively questioned former special counsel Jack Smith, alleging Smith spied on political opponents of President Joe Biden while pursuing charges tied to January 6. Issa claimed records from the speaker of the House and other senators were obtained without notifying Congress or judges and that a gag order prevented discovery. Smith responded that his office did not spy on anyone and asserted compliance with Department procedures. The hearing featured interruptions and procedural disputes, including Ranking Member Jamie Raskin objecting to repeated interruptions and requesting that witnesses be allowed to answer questions.
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