WATCH as Jack Smith struggles to answer questions about lawfare against Trump
The Committee on the Judiciary in the U.S. House of Representatives repeatedly skewered Jack Smith, who was the special counsel assigned by Democrats to carry a large part of their lawfare agenda against President Donald Trump.
He repeatedly, and did again on Thursday, has claimed that Trump is guilty in the documents and elections cases – without benefit of any jury decision, an apparent violation of standard practices for federal prosecutors.
Smith repeatedly has promoted his personal agenda that Trump is guilty, but both of his cases vanished when Trump was re-elected to a second term in the Oval Office.
See clips of the hearing:
Jack Smith is a deranged animal, who shouldn’t be allowed to practice Law. pic.twitter.com/xzbCclgvqS
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 22, 2026
Darrell issa cooked Jack Smith so good that Jamie Raskin tried to jump in the ring to distract him pic.twitter.com/nNbZf80iZ3
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) January 22, 2026
Brandon Gill reduces Jack Smith to a stammering mess by catching him in several lies pic.twitter.com/nC3JFaQHhL
GILL: You knew there was a risk you were violating the Speech or Debate clause, is that right?
SMITH: The subpoenas we secured were with the concurrence of the Public…
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) January 22, 2026
Jack Smith weaponized the law against his political opponents. pic.twitter.com/iRyKl1mPy7
— Congressman Brandon Gill (@RepBrandonGill) January 22, 2026
Oversight of the Office of Special Counsel Jack Smith https://t.co/w5gN8IoxsC
— House Judiciary GOP (@JudiciaryGOP) January 22, 2026
Not only does it appear, given his body language and answer, that Jack Smith is lying about taking any oath of office (a requirement as an officer of the court), but that Merrick Garland realized the problem and had Smith take an oath in September 2023.
But Smith had already… pic.twitter.com/Uk4NFaWWM7
— Julie Kelly (@julie_kelly2) January 22, 2026
JORDAN: “THEY GOT THE SPEAKER’S PHONE RECORDS”@Jim_Jordan says Jack Smith subpoenaed Kevin McCarthy’s phone records “16 days” after he became Speaker, then sought a gag order so AT&T couldn’t notify him: “We need this gag order because he’s a flight risk… Are you kidding me?”… pic.twitter.com/0WjJKKeqpZ
— Real America’s Voice (RAV) (@RealAmVoice) January 22, 2026
…That criticism is demonstrably and embarrassingly true. Smith’s undoing has always been his appetite. He simply does not respect limits in law or policy that undermine his cases. https://t.co/uLiYDZ71Qn
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) January 22, 2026
Jack Smith falsely claims there was proof beyond a reasonable doubt to charge President Trump.
His case COLLAPSED.
It was all political.
: @RepLaurelLee pic.twitter.com/qBHS2zR5Eo
— House Judiciary GOP (@JudiciaryGOP) January 22, 2026