WATCH LIVE: Disgraced Jack Smith Faces Lion’s Den Over Trump ‘Witch Hunt’ Probe

Former Special Counsel Jack Smith is back on Capitol Hill Tuesday, this time facing the Senate Judiciary Committee as Republicans press him over his investigations into President Donald Trump and the collection of communications belonging to Republican lawmakers.

The hearing, chaired by Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA), is titled “Oversight of Jack Smith’s Abuse of Authority and the Targeting of Republicans and Related Matters,” setting the stage for a combative morning. Grassley and other Republicans have spent months investigating Smith’s work, including the disclosure that his team obtained communications involving dozens of members of Congress during its investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Smith, however, is showing no signs of backing away from the prosecutions. In his prepared opening statement, he said he “stand[s] by my decisions as special counsel,” including his decision to charge Trump, and argues that the investigation “developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation.”

“If asked whether to prosecute a former president today based on the same facts, I would do so regardless of whether that president was a Republican or a Democrat,” Smith told the senators. The former special counsel also said the investigations were based on facts and law rather than Trump’s political affiliation, noting that grand juries in two separate federal districts returned indictments.

President Trump, for his part, has blasted Smith since the indictments against him were first unsealed in 2023, calling Smith a “deranged lunatic” and a “Trump hater.” At the time, Trump characterized the investigation as a “WITCH HUNT!”

Democrats on the committee are expected to defend Smith and the underlying investigations. Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-IL) previewed the hearing Monday by accusing Republicans of spreading “baseless conspiracy theories” and defending Smith as a “nonpartisan career prosecutor.” During his opening statement, Durbin pointed to Trump’s efforts following the 2020 election and the January 6 Capitol riot as justification for the investigation.

Smith’s testimony comes as the Senate Judiciary Committee continues its broader investigation into the “Arctic Frost” probe, including subpoenas for congressional records and other investigative activity surrounding the 2020 election case. The committee says Smith’s team obtained records of 44 members of Congress.

This is a developing story. Stay with the Daily Wire as new details unfold.

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