# GOP senator’s perjury trap for Jack Smith backfires

https://mins.news/en/video/79512

- CNN, 2026-09-30 00:31 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT2BGYa6RSc

> Special counsel Jack Smith, who brought two indictments against then-presidential candidate Donald Trump in 2023, testified before Congress again on Tuesday, this time before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Republicans are continuing to scrutinize the Trump investigations and some, including the president, have pressed for criminal charges against Smith, but they have struggled to substantiate that push.

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