WATCH: Rep. Jim Jordan Repeatedly Pressed Jack Smith About Cassidy Hutchinson | Trump Aid | N18G

Описание: WATCH: Jack Smith testifies publicly about his Trump investigations | House Republicans LIVE | CNBC TV18
Republican Chairman Jim Jordan repeatedly pressed Jack Smith about Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide during President Donald Trump’s first term, who provided explosive testimony to lawmakers years ago about what unfolded after Trump’s 2020 election defeat.
Jordan and others have cast doubt on the veracity of Hutchinson’s claims, which included her recounting of a secondhand account of how Trump was so enraged at his Secret Service detail for blocking him from going to the Capitol on January 6, 2021, that he lunged to the front of his vehicle and tried to turn the wheel.
Smith said no final decisions had been made as to potential trial witnesses and that his team, which conducted its own independent investigation into Trump’s actions following the 2020 election, interviewed her and another first-hand witness who was in the vehicle during the incident Hutchinson described.
Jack Smith, the former special counsel who oversaw two investigations into President Trump that resulted in more than 40 federal charges, will testify publicly for the first time on Thursday at a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee.
The testimony comes as the committee probes Smith's actions during his time as special counsel in the Biden administration. Smith's investigations dealt with Mr. Trump's retention of sensitive government documents after leaving the White House in 2021, and his actions in the wake of the 2020 election. Both cases were brought to an end after Mr. Trump won a second term in November 2024. The president has denied any wrongdoing.
In December, Smith testified before lawmakers for more than eight hours at a closed-door deposition. He defended his investigations and said he was confident that he had sufficient evidence to convict Mr. Trump at trial. Smith also rejected suggestions that he sought to damage Mr. Trump's 2024 presidential campaign, and said he never spoke with President Biden nor the White House about his work.
Since October, Smith's lawyers have repeatedly urged lawmakers to hear from their client in a public hearing. They re-upped their offer after Smith's December deposition.
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