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Source: theguardian.com
<p>GOP senators lash out on Smith, who led criminal cases against Trump, with invective and inaccurate information</p><p>Former special counsel Jack Smith, who led two criminal cases against <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> in 2023, faced attacks from <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/republicans" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Republicans</a> in a wide-ranging hearing on Tuesday that included a basketball mix-up, a reference to the tooth fairy and accusations of perjury.</p><p>In the <a href="https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/oversight-of-jack-smiths-abuse-of-authority-and-the-targeting-of-republicans-and-related-matters" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Senate judiciary committee hearing on Tuesday</a>, 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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/29/jack-smith-senate-hearing" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>
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