Smith defends Trump cases Denies political motives

Sep 29

Goodman reports Jack Smith's Tuesday Senate Judiciary testimony defending his Trump prosecutions and rejecting accusations of political motivation, framing the cases around the 2020 election. In the aired statement, Smith stands by his decisions, including bringing charges, and says Trump's political association, activities, beliefs and 2024 candidacy did not determine them. The passage does not adjudicate the senators' accusations.

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.