Wednesday, December 31, 2025

House Releases Video and Transcript of Jack Smith Testimony

The House Judiciary Committee on New Year's Eve released a transcript and video of its closed-door hearing with Jack Smith, the former special counsel who led the two failed prosecutions of President Donald Trump.

Posted by Corky at 05:33 PM | 3 COMMENTS | permalink

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NEW: The Jack Smith deposition transcript is a devastating, point-by-point rebuttal to claims that the Trump prosecutions were "political," as Smith details evidence of Trump's crimes "beyond a reasonable doubt."

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"The decision to bring charges against President Trump was mine, but the basis for nine of those charges rests entirely with President Trump and his actions, as alleged in the 10 indictments returned by grand juries in two different districts," Smith told the committee.

"This was not a case where we needed more witnesses," Smith testified. "It was a case where we needed to be able to present the case in a streamlined way because there was so much evidence."

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Full video:

www.youtube.com

And... what does releasing in on New Year's Eve tell you?

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-12-31 04:16 PM

Transcript

thehill.com

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2025-12-31 04:19 PM

"7 takeaways from Jack Smith's congressional testimony

The New Year's Eve transcript release buries details from the former special counsel's investigation into Donald Trump.

Smith built his case around Trump's allies

Some of Smith's most substantive testimony centered on his never-implemented trial strategy: using Republicans who believed in Trump to make the case against him.

"The president was preying on the party allegiance of people who supported him," Smith said. "The evidence that I felt was most powerful was the evidence that came from people in his own party who ... put country before party and were willing to tell the truth to him, even though it could mean trouble for them."

www.politico.com

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C'mon, man... everyone knows those hand-picked Trump Loyalists who testified to his crimes were actually Dem Crisis Actors!

#3 | Posted by Corky at 2025-12-31 06:27 PM

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