Jack Smith To Testify Before Senate

Former special counsel Jack Smith testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on his two federal Trump investigations, part of a wider fight over scrutiny of prosecutors and Trump’s opponents. Republicans accused him of abuse; Smith said his work was independent and evidence-based. The hearing centered on election-interference records, including phone toll records tied to lawmakers and Trump allies. Republicans said the subpoenas crossed constitutional lines and showed targeting. Smith said they were common tools and said he did not seek lawmakers’ message contents. Sen. Eric Schmitt accused Smith of attending an Atlanta Hawks game to meet Fani Willis. Smith said he attended a Maryland-Iowa women’s basketball game to see Caitlin Clark. The record now moves into oversight fights over whether Smith’s tactics were proper.