Former Special Counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on his federal criminal investigation into President Trump.
Merrick Garland, US Attorney General under Biden, appointed Jack Smith to investigate Trump in November 2022, just one day after Trump announced a 2024 White House bid.
In June 2023, Smith indicted Trump on 37 federal counts in Miami for lawfully storing presidential records at his Mar-a-Lago estate, which was protected by Secret Service agents.
In a separate case in Washington DC, Jack Smith indicted Trump on four counts: Conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights.
On Tuesday, Jack Smith defended his inquisition and said he stands by his decision to charge President Trump.
Republican Senator Ted Cruz blasted Jack Smith and accused him of “egregious abuse of power.”
“Congratulations! Because you have succeeded where Richard Nixon failed, which is weaponizing the DOJ to go after your political opponents! You are stepping into the shoes of John Mitchell…your abuses are far greater,” Ted Cruz said.
“For the rest of your life, you’ll be hailed as a hero in the resistance movement. I presume you have a pink hat somewhere at home,” Cruz said.
He continued, “But you have brought the DOJ into disrepute. Instead of being apolitical and enforcing the law, you willingly conscripted as a foot soldier as the DNC.”
“And you reelected Donald Trump, because the people were disgusted at you,” Ted Cruz said.
“I believe his conduct represents the most egregious abuse of power in the history of the Department of Justice,” Ted Cruz later said.
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