Jack Smith testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee and defended his work as special counsel, including his decision to bring criminal charges against Donald Trump. Smith said his decisions were based on the facts and the law, not Trump’s political affiliation, and declared that he would not be silenced by threats of prosecution. He also stood by his previous testimony and warned about what he described as growing challenges to the rule of law and pressure on Justice Department officials.
Watch the full breakdown of Jack Smith’s Senate testimony, his defense of the Trump prosecution, his comments on the 2020 election case and classified documents investigation, and his warning about threats to the rule of law.
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Watch the full breakdown of Jack Smith’s Senate testimony, his defense of the Trump prosecution, his comments on the 2020 election case and classified documents investigation, and his warning about threats to the rule of law.
#JackSmith #DonaldTrump #Trump #SenateHearing #SenateJudiciary #JackSmithTestimony #TrumpProsecution #TrumpCharges #RuleOfLaw #USPolitics #TrumpNews #USNews #JusticeDepartment #DOJ #2020Election #ClassifiedDocuments #BreakingNews #OneIndia
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00:00I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including my decision to bring charges against President Trump.
00:07I made those decisions without regard to President Trump's political association, activities, beliefs, or candidacy in the 2024 presidential election.
00:20Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation.
00:30If asked whether to prosecute a former president today based on the same facts, I would do so regardless of
00:38whether that president was a Republican or a Democrat.
00:43The charges against President Trump were the result of the evidence.
00:48Grand juries in two separate districts reached this conclusion based on his actions, as alleged in the indictments they returned.
00:56Rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 presidential election, President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the
01:06results and prevent the lawful transfer of power.
01:09After leaving office in January of 2021, President Trump illegally kept classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago Social Club
01:19and repeatedly tried to obstruct justice to conceal his continued retention of those documents.
01:26Highly sensitive national security information was held in a bathroom and a ballroom where events and gatherings took place.
01:36As with my appearance before the U.S. House of Representatives committee on the judiciary, I am prepared to answer
01:44your questions truthfully.
01:45I stand by my testimony before the House of Representatives, and I will not be silenced by continued threats of
01:54prosecution from the president or others.
01:58As I appear before you today, it is my belief that the rule of law faces challenges unlike any we
02:06have experienced in our lifetime.
02:09Individuals are threatened with criminal prosecution because they are perceived to have opposed the president.
02:16Predetermined outcomes increasingly seem to take precedence over the Justice Department's longstanding core values and traditions.
02:25History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once.
02:29It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it.
02:37Since January of 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort, including the vilification of the agents, prosecutors and staff
02:46who worked on my team,
02:47simply because of their unwavering dedication to the rule of law.
02:54I myself have been threatened with jail by the president of the United States.
02:59However, I remain confident that the rule of law will endure because so many continue to uphold it faithfully each
03:08day.
03:09Throughout our legal system, public servants have remained faithful to their oaths, despite extraordinary pressure to do otherwise.
03:19Their example demonstrates that while fear may be contagious, courage is as well.
03:28Thank you for the opportunity to testify today.
03:31I look forward to your questions.
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