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Jack Smith Makes Four Big Admissions In Fiery Public Hearing

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By Daily Caller. Former special counsel Jack Smith made major admissions during his public testimony Thursday, including about former Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson’s credibility as a witness.

Republicans grilled Smith on everything from search warrants he obtained for members of Congress’ phone records to his litigation decisions, while Democrats told Smith he did “everything right.”

Smith secured two indictments charging President Donald Trump for alleged interference in the 2020 election and for alleged mishandling of classified documents. Despite his best efforts to secure a trial before the election, he was forced to drop both cases after Trump won in 2024.

“If asked whether to prosecute a former president based on the same facts today, I would do so regardless of whether that president was a Democrat or a Republican,” Smith said. “No one should be above the law in this country and the law required that he [Trump] be held to account.”

1. Cassidy Hutchinson wasn’t ruled out as a witness.

Smith admitted both on Thursday and in prior closed-door deposition that elements of Hutchinson’s testimony were based on “hearsay.” Hutchinson, a key witness for the Jan. 6 committee, claimed Trump lunged to grab the steering wheel of his presidential vehicle on Jan. 6 to redirect it the Capitol. (Read more from “Jack Smith Makes Four Big Admissions In Fiery Public Hearing” HERE)

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J6 Cop Coughs ‘Go F*ck Yourself’ To Republican Congressman During Jack Smith Hearing

By Daily Caller. Former Metropolitan Police Department officer Mike Fanone coughed “go f**k yourself” during a Thursday hearing where former special counsel Jack Smith testified.

Smith appeared before the House Judiciary Committee for roughly five hours and defended his prosecutions of President Donald Trump. During questioning, Republican Texas Rep. Troy Nehls blamed U.S. Capitol Police leadership for the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, prompting Fanone’s outburst.

“I would like to quickly address the police officers of January 6th — Mr. [Harry] Dunn, Mr. Fanone, Mr. [Aquilino] Gonell, Mr. [Daniel] Hodges, I’m a member of the new select committee to actually examine what happened that day,” Nehls said. “And I can tell you, gentlemen, that the fault does not lie with Donald Trump. It lies with Yogananda Pittman and the U.S. Capitol leadership team.”

Fanone then interrupted to cough, “go f**k yourself.”

“We know the Capitol leadership team, specifically Yogananda Pittman, had the intelligence, and there was going to be a high propensity for violence,” Nehls added after the disruption. (Read more from “J6 Cop Coughs ‘Go F*ck Yourself’ To Republican Congressman During Jack Smith Hearing” HERE)

Jack Smith Testifies Privately Team Had ‘Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt’ on Trump

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Former Special Counsel Jack Smith told members of Congress in a private interview Wednesday that his team gathered sufficient evidence to support criminal charges against Donald Trump in connection with efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the retention of classified documents, even though both cases were later dropped following Trump’s return to the presidency.

In a closed-door hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, former Justice Department Special Counsel Jack Smith defended his handling of two major federal investigations into President Donald Trump. According to excerpts from his opening remarks obtained by the Associated Press, Smith said his team developed “proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that Trump criminally conspired to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. Smith also said prosecutors amassed “powerful evidence” that Trump unlawfully retained classified documents at Mar-a-Lago and obstructed government attempts to retrieve them.

“I made my decisions in the investigation without regard to President Trump’s political association, activities, beliefs, or candidacy in the 2024 presidential election,” Smith told the committee. He emphasized his actions were “based on what the facts and the law required.” He also reportedly told lawmakers that if presented with the same facts today, he would again bring charges against a former president, “regardless of whether the president was a Republican or Democrat.”

Smith was appointed in 2022 by Attorney General Merrick Garland to oversee both probes. His team filed charges in each case but abandoned them after Trump was elected to the White House, citing Justice Department legal opinions that say a sitting president cannot be indicted. (Read more from “Jack Smith Testifies Privately Team Had ‘Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt’ on Trump” HERE)

Docs: Jack Smith Ignored Constitutional Standards To Target GOP Senators In Arctic Frost Probe

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Special Counsel Jack Smith and his team effectively ignored existing constitutional standards to target more than half a dozen GOP senators as part of their Arctic Frost lawfare against Donald Trump, new records show.

Released on Tuesday by Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, the new documents disclose communications between Smith’s team and Biden Justice Department (DOJ) officials about their plans to file subpoenas against more than eight GOP senators. As The Federalist previously reported, the subpoenas sought to acquire these senators’ cell phone “tolling data” from Jan. 4-7, 2021, as part of the investigation (Arctic Frost) that ultimately became Smith’s elector lawfare against Trump.

The unearthed records show May 2023 communications from Smith’s team about getting approval from the DOJ’s Public Integrity Section (PIN) to issue the subpoenas. As described by the agency, PIN “oversees the investigation and prosecution of all federal crimes affecting government integrity, including bribery of public officials, election crimes, and other related offenses.”

On May 17, 2023, the Special Counsel’s Office’s Molly Gaston emailed PIN Principal Deputy Chief John Keller about Smith and Co.’s plans to issue what she described as “narrowly-tailored subpoenas” to obtain the tolling data from the mentioned Republican senators and Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Penn.

In seeking PIN’s consultation on the matter, Gaston claimed the special counsel’s bid to obtain the phone data was based on their alleged findings indicating that Trump and Rudy Giuliani “reached out to these Members to ask or pressure them to delay the certification of the electoral college vote — including, in some cases, on the night of January 6, in the hour before Congress resumed the Joint Session after the attack on the Capitol.” (Read more from “Docs: Jack Smith Ignored Constitutional Standards To Target GOP Senators In Arctic Frost Probe” HERE)

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Trump Hits Jack Smith’s Lawyers With Bombshell Executive Order

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order targeting the law firm representing former special counsel Jack Smith.

Covington & Burling LLP currently represents Smith in a personal capacity and previously provided pro bono legal services to the special counsel’s office, according to White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf.

The new executive order suspends the security clearance held by Smith’s attorney Peter Koski, along with those of any other attorneys at the firm who assisted Smith as special counsel, pending a review of their roles, if any, in the “weaponization of the judicial process.”

It also directs the Office of Management and Budget to “terminate any engagement” with the firm.

“We’re going to call it the deranged Jack Smith signing or bill,” Trump told reporters before the signing, according to CNN. Afterward, he handed the pen he’d used to an attendee and said, “Why don’t you give it to Jack Smith?” (Read more from “Trump Hits Jack Smith’s Lawyers With Bombshell Executive Order” HERE)

Whoops: Jack Smith Accidentally Tells the Truth About That J6 ‘Insurrection’

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Jack Smith, the dutiful DOJ attack dog unleashed to take down President Trump and eliminate him from the 2024 race, has finally let the truth slip about January 6th. Whether it was a blunder or a last-resort confession doesn’t matter—the fact is, it’s now on the official record: President Trump never incited an insurrection, because there wasn’t one.

This revelation isn’t breaking news to anyone who hasn’t been brainwashed by the regime-controlled propaganda media. We’ve known this for years. But how, you ask, did this undeniable truth finally see the light of day? Well, it’s buried in the January 6th Special Counsel report. The very same report where Jack Smith and Merrick Garland admit they desperately wanted to charge President Trump with violating the “Insurrection Act.” But here’s the spoiler alert: they couldn’t.

What’s even more outrageous is that they proceeded with a second impeachment charade, despite knowing full well they couldn’t legally charge Trump with insurrection. Let that sink in for a moment. The American people were duped into enduring yet another fake impeachment trial over a crime that prosecutors had already determined didn’t exist. Surprised? If you are, you shouldn’t be. . .

Left-wing states, predictably and laughably, describe the events at the Capitol on J6 as an “insurrection” in court rulings. But here’s the kicker: the Special Counsel report clings to one of the most absurd and embarrassing examples of this—the infamous Colorado case. This was the desperate attempt to remove President Trump from the 2024 ballot by accusing him of inciting an insurrection. But let’s not forget what happened next: the Supreme Court stepped in and obliterated that nonsense with a unanimous ruling. Yes, the highest court in the land spoke with one resounding voice—there was no insurrection. Period.

Yet here we are, with Jack Smith, Merrick Garland, and the entire Biden regime clinging to a discredited narrative, pretending otherwise. These government hacks are not just political operatives—they’re criminals.

(Read more from “Whoops: Jack Smith Accidentally Tells the Truth About That J6 ‘Insurrection’” HERE)

Federal Judge Clears Way for Release of Jack Smith’s Report on Trump Election Interference Case

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A federal judge ruled Monday that the Justice Department may release a report by former special counsel Jack Smith detailing his election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump.

South Florida US District Judge Aileen Cannon in a signed order denied a request by two of Trump’s former co-defendants seeking to block the report, clearing the way for its release as soon as midnight.

The co-defendants, presidential valet Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago employee Carlos De Oliveira, are accused of conspiring with the former president to conceal sensitive national security files at the Palm Beach, Fla, resort.

Cannon also ruled that a hearing should be held Jan. 17 to determine whether the portion of the report covering that case will see the light of day, given its “contested factual and legal issues.”

The 2020 election case, however, has no bearing on the indictment against Nauta and De Oliveira, she noted. (Read more from “Federal Judge Clears Way for Release of Jack Smith’s Report on Trump Election Interference Case” HERE)

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Special Counsel Jack Smith Resigns After Finishing Trump Investigations

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By Daily Caller. Special Counsel Jack Smith resigned from the Department of Justice on Friday, days after finishing his criminal investigations into President-elect Donald Trump and ahead of his inauguration.

According to a footnote in a court filing sent to U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Saturday afternoon, Smith concluded his investigations on Tuesday and would depart from the DOJ on Friday. The court filing from DOJ officials asked Cannon not to further extend a court order she issued in January to block the release of Smith’s report into Trump temporarily. (Read more from “Special Counsel Jack Smith Resigns After Finishing Trump Investigations” HERE)

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Trump Says Jack Smith Is a ‘Disgrace’ After Special Counsel Resigned From DOJ: ‘He Left Town Empty Handed!’

By Fox News. President-elect Trump blasted special counsel Jack Smith as a “disgrace” to himself and the country following Smith’s resignation from the Justice Department.

Smith’s resignation was announced in a court filing Saturday.

“The Special Counsel completed his work and submitted his final confidential report on January 7, 2025, and separated from the Department on January 10,” a footnote in the filing said.

Trump took to his social media platform Truth Social on Sunday to criticize Smith for his investigations into the incoming president.

“Deranged Jack Smith was fired today by the DOJ. He is a disgrace to himself, his family, and his Country. After spending over $100,000,000 on the Witch Hunt against TRUMP, he left town empty handed!” Trump wrote. (Read more from “Trump Says Jack Smith Is a ‘Disgrace’ After Special Counsel Resigned From DOJ: ‘He Left Town Empty Handed!’” HERE)

Trump Legal Team Moves to Block Release of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Final Reports

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Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are seeking to prevent the release of the final reports prepared by Special Counsel Jack Smith regarding two significant investigations: the Washington, D.C., election interference case and the Florida classified documents case. In a letter addressed to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday, Trump’s attorneys, Todd Blance and John Lauro, presented arguments for blocking the publication of these reports, citing a range of legal and constitutional concerns.

The legal team argued that the release of the final reports would violate the Presidential Transition Act and the Presidential Immunity Doctrine. They contended that these legal principles protect certain documents from being made public during the transition period between presidential administrations. Additionally, Trump’s lawyers questioned the legitimacy of Jack Smith’s appointment as special counsel, asserting that Smith was not appointed “validly” and therefore could not issue a report.

Moreover, the attorneys claimed that the release of the report would undermine fundamental legal principles, particularly the presumption of innocence. The defense team suggested that making Smith’s findings public could be perceived as a premature judgment, potentially influencing public opinion before any legal proceedings are completed.

In their filing, the lawyers revealed that they had only been granted limited access to a two-volume draft of Smith’s report, which they reviewed over the weekend in Smith’s Washington office. The attorneys argued that this partial access reinforced their belief that the release of the final report would be a political maneuver rather than an objective legal action.

Trump’s lawyers described the release of Smith’s report as a “lawless political stunt.” They suggested that the intention behind releasing the documents was not to serve the public interest but to harm Trump politically, especially in light of his election victory. The filing stressed that the report’s release would serve no legitimate purpose, particularly given the “sensitive nature” of the ongoing presidential transition process.

In addition to seeking a block on the report’s release, Trump’s legal team called for the immediate removal of Special Counsel Jack Smith from his position. The lawyers proposed that if Smith is not removed, the handling of the report should be transferred to Trump’s incoming Attorney General, Pam Bondi.

Jack Smith Surrenders: Ends Florida Prosecution Against Trump in Triumph for President-Elect

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Special Counsel Jack Smith is winding down both federal criminal cases he brought against President-elect Donald Trump before they go to trial.

Smith, on Monday, filed a motion to dismiss the election interference case against Trump in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, marking a major victory for the president-elect:

After careful consideration, the Department has determined that OLC’s prior opinions concerning the Constitution’s prohibition on federal indictment and prosecution of a sitting President apply to this situation and that as a result this prosecution must be dismissed before the defendant is inaugurated.

Moreover, Smith then filed a motion in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit to dismiss an appeal in the documents case, which “will leave in place the district court’s order dismissing the indictment without prejudice as to him.” Smith cites the reasoning laid out in his motion to dismiss the election interference case:

For the reasons set forth in United States v. Trump, No. 23-cr-57, ECF No. 281 (D.D.C.) (filed Nov. 25, 2024) (moving to dismiss criminal prosecution as to defendant Trump in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia), the United States of America moves, pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 42 and Eleventh Circuit Rule 42-1, to dismiss the appeal in this case as to defendant Trump.

(Read more from “Jack Smith Surrenders: Ends Florida Prosecution Against Trump in Triumph for President-Elect” HERE)

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Jack Smith Surrenders: Special Counsel Will Not Seek Expedited Hearings in Donald Trump Case

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Special Counsel Jack Smith reversed course in his quest to seek expedited hearings in his Washington, DC, case against former President Donald Trump.

Smith sought the hearings to determine which actions that Trump allegedly took he could charge in his election interference case against the president.

The Supreme Court’s July 1 decision that presidents enjoy partial immunity for actions taken in office in an official capacity spurred Smith to alter his approach.

Before Smith relented in his latest push to expedite the increasingly shaky case, Judge Tanya Chutkan had planned to hold hearings in the fall to determine which of Trump’s acts were official acts subject to prosecution.

That determination will now occur after the election — if it occurs at all. (Read more from “Jack Smith Surrenders: Special Counsel Will Not Seek Expedited Hearings in Donald Trump Case” HERE)