Former Special Counsel Jack Smith testifies before US Congress committee
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Smith told Congress that he found ‘proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in criminal activity’.
Former Special Counsel Jack Smith has offered public testimony for the first time as he returned to Congress to answer questions about his investigations into United States President Donald Trump.
On Thursday, Smith sat before the judiciary committee of the US House of Representatives, where he alternately fielded praise from Democrats and barbs from Republicans.
All the while, Smith insisted his investigations were nonpartisan — and that there were, indeed, grounds to bring two federal indictments against Trump during the period between his two terms in office.
“I made my decisions without regard to President Trump’s political association, activities, beliefs or candidacy in the 2024 election,” Smith told the congressional panel.
“President Trump was charged because the evidence established that he willfully broke the law — the very laws he took an oath to uphold.”
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