Jack Smith: Trump Special Counsel Gets Indicted or Gets A Pass?

TOP LINE

Former Special Counsel Jack Smith finally got his day on Capitol HIll.   

Last week, he publicly testified for more than five hours about his investigations into President Trump: the 2020 election and the retention of classified records at Mar-a-Lago. 

In my view, Smith was a tentative witness. He measured his words carefully.  It’s the kind of testimony you expect from a witness who thinks they may face criminal charges.

I should know. I have covered hundreds of Congressional hearings and I watched Smith’s testimony from start to finish.

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During the hearing, President Trump was posting on social media in near real time.  Not for the first time, President Trump called Smith…

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… a “deranged animal.” 

He also wrote, “Hopefully, the Attorney General is looking at what he’s done, including some of the crooked and corrupt witnesses that he was attempting to use in his case against me.”

In response to a democratic lawmaker, Smith said he believed the Trump Justice Department would “do everything in their power” to indict him as retribution for his investigations.

During the hearing, Smith made four major admissions.

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