Event Brief
Jack Smith tells lawmakers he stands by Trump charges
By The BriefBrief · Sources (3)
Filed: Sep 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Summary: Former special counsel Jack Smith appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee to defend his two criminal probes into President Donald Trump. Smith told lawmakers he “stand[s] by” the decisions to bring the charges.
WHO: Jack Smith
WHAT: Jack Smith told lawmakers he stands by the decisions to charge Trump and defended his two criminal probes.
WHEN: Sep 28, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: Smith was responding to lawmakers’ scrutiny of his decisions to bring criminal charges and his two criminal probes into President Donald Trump.
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