Crossfiled15 outlets · filed 28 September 2026
‘You make me want to throw up’: Republicans attack ex-special counsel Jack Smith at Senate hearing
The prosecutor who led criminal investigations of President Trump for the Department of Justice faced questions from Senate Republicans on Tuesday. Former special counsel Jack Smith handled two probes. One focused on the president’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the other on Trump's alle
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All three outlets frame the story as Jack Smith’s appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee, but they differ on what they foreground. The New York Times emphasizes the broader clash over prosecutorial power in American politics, CNN says Smith faces a GOP-led hearing and, in its extract, highlights his expected defense of prosecuting Trump, and the Associated Press alone quotes the hearing’s stated focus on “abuse of authority” and “targeting of Republicans.”
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