Jack Smith defends Jan. 6 charges against Trump

Digest more
'Donald Trump is the person who caused Jan. 6,' Jack Smith tells House committee
"Our investigation revealed that Donald Trump is the person who caused Jan. 6, that it was foreseeable to him and that he sought to exploit the violence," Smith testified.

Continue reading

Christian Science Monitor · 1d
In hearing marked by partisanship, Jack Smith defends Jan. 6 charges against Trump
Jack Smith testifies there's proof that Trump caused what happened on Jan. 6 at the Capitol
Justice Department says Jack Smith report on Trump investigation 'belongs in dustbin of history'
The Justice Department says in a sharply worded court filing that a report by former special counsel Jack Smith on his investigation into President Donald Trump’s hoarding of classified documents belo...

Continue reading

Takeaways From Jack Smith on His Case Against Trump, 'So Many Witnesses' and the Threats Ahead
4 takeaways from Jack Smith’s testimony before lawmakers
Trump ‘engaged in criminal activity’, Jack Smith says in Capitol Hill testimony
Smith told a congressional committee that he believed his team had “proof beyond a reasonable doubt” and enough evidence to win convictions against Trump in both cases they had prosecuted - one into T...

Continue reading

Jack Smith Faces Off Against Republicans In Public Hearing
Rachel Maddow Gloats Jack Smith Hearing Backfired on Trump: ‘I’m Guessing They Did Not Expect’ Flood Of Evidence
88.5 WFDD
House Republicans are investigating Jan. 6. NPR fact-checked the first hearing
A Republican-led congressional subcommittee is leading a new investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. Do their claims add up?
House GOP revisits Biden handling of Jan. 6 with new panel
House Republicans reopened the partisan battle over the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack on Wednesday, launching a new subcommittee aimed at reexamining security failures and federal law enforcement decisions that Democrats argue were already settled.
GOP-led Jan. 6 panel debuts as hub for debates and Trump defense
Five years later, debates over conspiracy theories about the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol — and attempts to shift blame away from former President Trump — are more than alive and well in Congress: They’re being institutionalized in a Republican-run House panel.
House GOP's new Jan. 6 committee questions what happened that day
The House GOP’s new Select Committee on the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack has held its first hearing, but it's clear the trauma of that day still lingers