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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Jack Smith To Defend Trump Investigations Before Senate
Caption: Jack Smith To Defend Trump Investigations Before Senate. Former U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith is set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee about his two criminal investigations of President Donald Trump. Smith secured indictments against Trump over efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss and the alleged unlawful retention of classified documents. Trump denied wrongdoing, and neither case reached a jury before Smith moved to dismiss the indictments following Trump's 2024 election victory. Smith is expected to tell senators that he stands by his decision to prosecute Trump and that political affiliation played no role in bringing the charges. He is also expected to say he would make the same prosecution decision against a former president regardless of whether they were Republican or Democrat. Trump and congressional Republicans have accused Smith of politically motivated investigations, while Democrats have disputed those allegations. Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Justice Department was investigating a Republican criminal referral accusing Smith of lying during previous congressional testimony. Smith’s lawyers rejected the allegations as "spurious", maintaining that he gave truthful answers and accusing his critics of attempting to misuse the justice system against him. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Current Affairs & Politics,Jack Smith,Donald Trump,Todd Blanche,Senate Judiciary Committee,special counsel,Justice Department,Trump investigations,classified documents
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