Jack Smith thrust back into spotlight at Blanche hearing over exposed senators’ messages
Former special counsel Jack Smith was thrust back into the spotlight Wednesday during acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing when Sen. John Kennedy pressed the Justice Department over newly revealed allegations related to the Biden-era special counsel's review of lawmakers' text messages.
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Former special counsel Jack Smith was thrust back into the spotlight Wednesday during acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing when Sen. John Kennedy pressed the Justice Department over newly revealed allegations related to the Biden-era special counsel's review of lawmakers' text messages. "Would you check for me first if [Smith] read my emails and … No. 3 … what emails did he get of Senator Grassley and, I mean … what were they limited to, if at all," Kennedy asked, referring to Smith’s prior investigation into President Donald Trump that allegedly swept up text messages from 44 members of Congress.
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- Former special counsel Jack Smith was thrust back into the spotlight Wednesday during acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing when Sen. John Kennedy pressed the Justice Department over newly revealed allegations related to the Biden-era special counsel's review of lawmakers' text messages.
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