"Trump supporters on CNN revolted over President Donald Trump's demand to prosecute former special counsel Jack Smith for large scale perjury while still defending the president. As the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Thursday entitled, Oversight of the Office of Special Counsel Jack Smith, Trump attacked Smith on Truth Social. The president demanded he be prosecuted, writing that At a minimum, he committed large scale perjury! On Thursday night's edition of CNN NewsNight, anchor Abby Phillip hosted"
"PHILLIP: This is question about whether let me just simplify it. What's the charge? What does Donald Trump want to prosecute Jack Smith for? LYMAN: I said I think he said in his tweet, or his Truth Social post, they want Pam Bondi to look into it and whether or not Jack Smith was weaponized. We know that his appointment was unconstitutional. PHILLIP: So, why (CROSSTALK) LYMAN: We know that there was something going on."
President Trump demanded prosecution of special counsel Jack Smith for alleged large-scale perjury on Truth Social. The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee held a hearing titled Oversight of the Office of Special Counsel Jack Smith. CNN NewsNight anchor Abby Phillip hosted a panel including Van Lathan, Jim Schultz, Ashley Allison, Brianna Lyman, and Judge Shira Scheindlin. Panelists debated whether Trump's statements called for prosecution or merely investigation, whether Smith's appointment was unconstitutional, and whether testimony amounted to perjury. Some panelists noted conflicting claims and cross-talk during the exchange. Former Trump White House attorney Jim Schultz criticized politicized calls for prosecution by both parties.
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