Ex-Trump prosecutor Smith will tell senators he won’t ‘be silenced’ by threats of prosecution

From the Newshound archive · first published 29 September 2026.

Former special counsel Jack Smith is due before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, where he plans to defend his two criminal cases against President Trump and signal that threats of prosecution from the White House will not deter him. Smith intends to tell the committee that the Trump administration has smeared both him and former colleagues on his team. Republicans are expected to accuse him of abusing his authority through politically driven prosecutions targeting Trump and his allies.

Senate Judiciary Committee chair Chuck Grassley declared: 'Jack Smith must answer for what he did to hundreds of Republican groups and individuals.'