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Jack Smith defends his Trump investigations before the Senate Judiciary Committee
September 30, 2026
Former prosecutor Jack Smith defends his investigations of Donald Trump, and Sen. Eric Schmitt draws criticism over a Smith claim later shown false.
Jack Smith is a former prosecutor whose investigations centered on Donald Trump.
AP News reports that Jack Smith, the former prosecutor who investigated Donald Trump, defends that work. NPR carries the hearing from Capitol Hill, and PBS follows the exchanges at the Senate Judiciary Committee.
PBS carries an exchange with Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri. “I don't think you know that we have this stuff,” Schmitt said. The Hill describes Schmitt drawing criticism afterward because a claim he pressed about Smith turned out to be false.
The outlets agree that Smith defended his investigations and that Schmitt questioned him. The coverage does not yet settle what follows for Schmitt.
“I don't think you know that we have this stuff,” Schmitt said.
Schmitt
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The fallout Schmitt faces had not firmed up as of this draft.
How settled the reporting is
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- AP News — Ex-Trump prosecutor Smith defends investigations | AP News
- NPR — Former special counsel Jack Smith defends investigation into Trump on Capitol Hill
- PBS — WATCH: Schmitt suggests Jack Smith perjured himself about a basketball game, but mixes up 2 teams
- The Hill — Sen. Eric Schmitt faces fallout after debunked Jack Smith narrative
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