Smith defends Trump cases At Senate Judiciary hearing

Sep 29

ABC reports former special counsel Jack Smith testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee and continuing to stand by his Trump prosecutions, saying Trump committed serious crimes. In the aired statement, Smith says he would have prosecuted either a Republican or a Democrat if the same crimes occurred. ABC says Republicans on the committee accuse him of abusing his power. The brief reports testimony and competing claims, without a new judicial finding.

Former special counsel Jack Smith defends his Trump investigations at a Senate Judiciary hearing, saying his team developed proof of serious crimes. Republicans question collection of donor checks and lawmakers' telephone records; Smith says the toll records contained no call content and corroborated existing evidence. Senator Eric Schmitt alleges perjury over a supposed Atlanta basketball trip, but the report explains Smith attended an Iowa Hawkeyes game in Maryland. Democrats challenge the accusations. Fox says Schmitt's office had not replied. The later panel preserves Kilmeade's broader criticism, Sandra Smith's account of partisan reactions and Wolf's criticism of both the hearing and an investigation-centered electoral strategy. These allegations and opinions are not new findings of criminal liability. Baier corrects his opening reference to House Republicans to Senate Republicans.