"Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday defended his investigations of Donald Trump at a public congressional hearing in which he insisted that he had acted without regard to politics and had no second thoughts about the criminal charges he brought. No one should be above the law in our country, and the law required that he be held to account. So that is what I did, Smith said of Trump."
"The hourslong hearing immediately split along partisan lines as Republican lawmakers sought to undermine the former Justice Department official while Democrats tried to elicit damaging testimony about Trump's conduct and accused their GOP counterparts of attempting to rewrite history. It was always about politics, said Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the committee's Republican chairman. Maybe for them, retorted Rep. Jamie Raskin, the panel's top Democrat, during his own opening statement. But, for us, it's all about the rule of law."
Jack Smith publicly defended his investigations of Donald Trump and said he acted without regard to politics and had no regrets about the charges he brought. Smith emphasized that no one should be above the law and that the law required accountability. He testified previously behind closed doors and returned to the House Judiciary Committee to outline the breadth of evidence gathered during investigations that shadowed Trump during the 2024 campaign and led to indictments. The hourslong hearing split along partisan lines, with Republicans attacking Smith and Democrats seeking damaging testimony about Trump's conduct. Trump posted criticism on Truth Social and Smith said he stood behind charging decisions.
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