‘You make me want to throw up’: Republicans attack ex-special counsel Jack Smith at Senate hearing
Former special counsel Jack Smith faced aggressive questioning from Republican senators during a judiciary committee hearing regarding his past investigations into Donald Trump. The hearing was marked by heated exchanges, including accusations of perjury based on a misunderstanding of basketball team names.
Why it matters
The hearing underscores the ongoing political polarization surrounding the legal proceedings involving the former U.S. president.
Jack Smith testifies before a Senate judiciary committee hearing in Washington DC on 29 September 2026. Jack Smith testifies before a Senate judiciary committee hearing in Washington DC on 29 September 2026. US Senate ‘You make me want to throw up’: Republicans attack ex-special counsel Jack Smith at Senate hearing GOP senators lash out on Smith, who led criminal cases against Trump, with invective and inaccurate information
Prefer the Guardian on Google Jack Smith, the former special counsel who led two criminal cases against Donald Trump in 2023, faced attacks from Republicans in a wide-ranging hearing on Tuesday that included a basketball mix-up, a reference to the tooth fairy and accusations of perjury.
In the Senate judiciary committee hearing on Tuesday , the Republican senator Eric Schmitt, of Missouri, raised perjury allegations against Smith, seemingly over a mix-up about the Atlanta Hawks and University of Iowa Hawkeyes basketball teams.
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