Former special counsel Jack Smith, who brought two now-defunct criminal cases against President Donald Trump, defended the integrity of his investigations during a combative House Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday.
Making his first public appearance before lawmakers, Smith pushed back against claims that he acted as a partisan prosecutor, as the hearing devolved into a sharp political clash over Trump’s conduct after the 2020 election and the Justice Department’s pursuit of him.
Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith, center, and his attorney Lanny A. Breuer, right, arriving before Smith’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee about his investigations into President Donald Trump, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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