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Republicans Have A Massive Jack Smith Problem

Republicans made a big mistake by investigating Jack Smith because the former Special Counsel is now looking to publicly present his evidence against Trump.

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Sarah Jones & Jason Easley
Nov 03, 2025
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Republicans should have left it alone.

However, since Donald Trump’s second presidential administration is a revenge tour, the GOP couldn’t.

One of the biggest targets for Trump’s wrath was former Special Counsel Jack Smith, who brought two criminal cases against Donald Trump.

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Smith, by all accounts, did an admirable job with the cases, and it was not his fault that Biden Attorney General Merrick Garland dragged his feet and delayed appointing Smith and opening the investigations.

Garland’s one decision changed history and set the nation on course for a second Trump term.

House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) wants Smith to testify behind closed doors about his investigations into Trump.

The problem is that Smith wants to testify publicly.

It turns out that Smith wants to do more than testify publicly before Congress.

Jack Smith wants to present his evidence against Donald Trump publicly.

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