Former special counsel Jack Smith defended his prosecution of Donald Trump on Thursday, accusing him of engaging in a "criminal scheme" to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election he lost to Democrat Joe Biden.
Smith, in remarks to the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee, said his team of investigators had "developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in criminal activity."
kAmQ#2E96C E92? 2446AE 9:D 56762E :? E96 a_a_ AC6D:56?E:2= 6=64E:@?[ !C6D:56?E %CF>A 6?82865 :? 2 4C:>:?2= D496>6 E@ @G6CEFC? E96 C6DF=ED 2?5 AC6G6?E E96 =2H7F= EC2?D76C @7 A@H6C[Q $>:E9 E@=5 =2H>2<6CD]k^Am
kAmw6 D2:5 9:D 564:D:@? E@ 3C:?8 492C86D 282:?DE %CF>A H6C6 E2<6? QH:E9@FE C682C5 E@ !C6D:56?E %CF>AVD A@=:E:42= 2DD@4:2E:@?[ 24E:G:E:6D[ 36=:67D[ @C 42?5:524J :? E96 a_ac AC6D:56?E:2= 6=64E:@?]Qk^Am
kAm$>:E9 H2D 2AA@:?E65 DA64:2= 4@F?D6= :? a_aa[ 2?5 492C865 %CF>A H:E9 A=@EE:?8 E@ @G6CEFC? E96 C6DF=ED @7 E96 a_a_ 6=64E:@? 2?5 >:D92?5=:?8 4=2DD:7:65 5@4F>6?ED 27E6C =62G:?8 E96 (9:E6 w@FD6]k^Am
kAm%CF>A 56?:65 3@E9 492C86D 2?5 D@F89E E@ 7C2>6 E96> 2D A@=:E:42==J >@E:G2E65[ 244FD:?8 E96 yFDE:46 s6A2CE>6?E @7 36:?8 H62A@?:K65 282:?DE 9:>]k^Am
kAm}6:E96C 42D6 42>6 E@ EC:2= 2?5 $>:E9 \\ :? =:?6 H:E9 2 yFDE:46 s6A2CE>6?E A@=:4J @7 ?@E AC@D64FE:?8 2 D:EE:?8 AC6D:56?E \\ 5C@AA65 E96> 3@E9 27E6C %CF>A H@? E96 }@G6>36C a_ac AC6D:56?E:2= 6=64E:@?]k^Am
k9am\ V}@ @?6V 23@G6 =2H \k^9am
kAm$>:E9 D2:5 9:D 564:D:@? E@ 492C86 %CF>A H2D ?@E >@E:G2E65 3J A@=:E:4D]k^Am
kAmQx7 2D<65 H96E96C E@ AC@D64FE6 2 7@C>6C AC6D:56?E 32D65 @? E96 D2>6 724ED E@52J[ x H@F=5 5@ D@ C682C5=6DD @7 H96E96C E92E AC6D:56?E H2D 2 s6>@4C2E @C 2 #6AF3=:42?[Q 96 D2:5] Q}@ @?6 D9@F=5 36 23@G6 E96 =2H :? E9:D 4@F?ECJ 2?5 E96 =2H C6BF:C65 E92E 96 36 96=5 E@ 244@F?E]k^Am
kAmQ!C6D:56?E %CF>A H2D 492C865 3642FD6 E96 6G:56?46 6DE23=:D965 E92E 96 H:==7F==J 3C@<6 E96 G6CJ =2HD E92E 96 E@@< 2? @2E9 E@ FA9@=5[Q 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAm$>:E9VD AF3=:4 2AA62C2?46 367@C6 E96 w@FD6 A2?6= 4@>6D 2 =:EE=6 @G6C 2 >@?E9 27E6C 96 E6DE:7:65 369:?5 4=@D65 5@@CD 23@FE 9:D :?G6DE:82E:@? 2?5 AC@D64FE:@? @7 %CF>A]k^Am
kAm$>:E9 925 C6BF6DE65 E92E E96 :?:E:2= 56A@D:E:@? 36 56=:G6C65 :? AF3=:4[ 3FE E96 #6AF3=:42? >2;@C:EJ @? E96 w@FD6 yF5:4:2CJ r@>>:EE66 564=:?65 9:D C6BF6DE]k^Am
kAm$:?46 E2<:?8 @77:46 7@C E96 D64@?5 E:>6[ %CF>A 92D FC865 E96 yFDE:46 s6A2CE>6?E E@ 3C:?8 42D6D 282:?DE $>:E9 2?5 2 ?F>36C @7 @E96C A6C46:G65 A@=:E:42= @AA@?6?ED]k^Am
kAm%CF>A 92D =2D965 @FE C6A62E65=J 2E $>:E9 @G6C E96 J62CD 2?5 96 42==65 9:> Q56C2?865Q 2?5 2 QD:4< D@? @7 2 3:E49Q 2E 2 AC6DD 4@?76C6?46 E9:D H66<]k^Am
kAmr2D6D 3C@F89E 282:?DE %CF>A 7@6D y2>6D r@>6J[ 2 7@C>6C uqx 5:C64E@C[ 2?5 }6H *@C< pEE@C?6J v6?6C2= {6E:E:2 y2>6D 4@==2AD65 =2DE J62C 27E6C 2 ;F586 CF=65 E92E E96 AC@D64FE@C H9@ 3C@F89E E96 492C86D H2D F?=2H7F==J 2AA@:?E65]k^Am
kAm4=^D>Dk^Am
