Crossfiled11 outlets · filed 29 September 2026
Jack Smith testifies at Senate hearing, defending decision to charge Trump
Jack Smith appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee amid the Justice Department’s push to target law enforcement officials involved with his investigation into President Trump. NBC News' Julie Tsirkin reports on how Smith responded to senators.
What the coverage shows
Most outlets converge on Jack Smith’s Senate Judiciary Committee testimony as a defense of his Trump investigations, with NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, Reuters, the AP and the Washington Post all foregrounding his insistence that he stands by the prosecutions or will not be silenced. The Hill and The Independent put heavier emphasis on the senators’ sparring, especially Eric Schmitt’s exchanges and insults, while PBS NewsHour repeatedly spotlights individual Democratic and Republican questioners. One extract from 60 Minutes says House Judiciary Committee instead of Senate, which stands out as inconsistent with the rest.
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