Jack Smith defends record before Republican lawmakers.

Former Justice Department Special Counsel Jack Smith defended the criminal prosecutions against President Donald Trump for mishandling classified information and seeking to overturn the 2020 election results in front of the House Judiciary Committee. Smith maintained that the investigations were based on facts and law, not politics, and he would make the same decisions again. Despite Republican accusations of partisanship, Smith stood by his actions and the need to hold Trump accountable. The closed-door testimony was requested by Republicans, but Democrats believe a public hearing would have exposed Trump’s involvement in the January 6 Capitol insurrection.

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