Key takeaways from Jack Smith’s House Judiciary Commitee testimony

Former special counsel Jack Smith, who brought two now-defunct criminal cases against President Donald Trump, defended the integrity of his investigations during a combative House Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday.

Making his first public appearance before lawmakers, Smith pushed back against claims that he acted as a partisan prosecutor, as the hearing devolved into a sharp political clash over Trump’s conduct after the 2020 election and the Justice Department’s pursuit of him.