Report: Former special counsel Jack Smith accused of targeting ‘entire Republican party’ in heated Senate hearing – US politics live

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Chuck Grassley, Republican chair of Senate judiciary committee, accuses Smith over criminal investigations into Donald Trump Sign up to the US Breaking News email For some context, it’s worth remembering that Smith had a two-volume report of his findings as a result of his criminal investigations – that resulted in two indictments against the president following his first term. The report also notes that The first focused on Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election, while the second on the president’s retention of classified documents. However, in February, a Trump-appointed federal judge permanently barred the justice department from releasing the second volume of Smith’s report .

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