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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

Jack Smith’s Congressional hearing goes off the rails as insults fly

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  • Republican Senator Eric Schmitt falsely accused special counsel Jack Smith of colluding with Georgia prosecutors during a heated Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
  • Schmitt claimed Smith attended an Atlanta Hawks game in Georgia, but Senator Amy Klobuchar clarified Smith was actually at an Iowa Hawkeyes college basketball game in Maryland.
  • GOP members launched intense personal attacks against Smith, with Schmitt calling him a dirtbag and Senator John Kennedy expressing disgust over his Trump investigations.
  • Smith defended his federal indictments against Donald Trump, asserting he uncovered evidence of serious crimes and would bring the same charges against any president regardless of party.
  • The special counsel vowed he would not be silenced by threats of prosecution or imprisonment from Trump and his allies.

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Republican fumbles Jack Smith conspiracy theory and calls Trump prosecutor ‘dirtbag’ in testy hearing

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