WATCH LIVE: Dis­graced Jack Smith Faces Lion’s Den Over Trump ‘Witch Hunt’ Probe

For­mer Spe­cial Coun­sel Jack Smith is back on Capi­tol Hill Tues­day, this time fac­ing the Sen­ate Judi­cia­ry Com­mit­tee as Repub­li­cans press him over his inves­ti­ga­tions into Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump and the col­lec­tion of com­mu­ni­ca­tions belong­ing to Repub­li­can law­mak­ers.
The hear­ing, chaired by Sen­ate Judi­cia­ry Chair­man Chuck Grass­ley (R‑IA), is titled “Over­sight of Jack Smith’s Abuse of Author­i­ty and the Tar­get­ing of Repub­li­cans and Relat­ed Mat­ters,” set­ting the stage for a com­bat­ive morn­ing. Grass­ley and oth­er Repub­li­cans have spent months inves­ti­gat­ing Smith’s work, includ­ing the dis­clo­sure that his team obtained com­mu­ni­ca­tions involv­ing dozens of mem­bers of Con­gress dur­ing its inves­ti­ga­tion into efforts to over­turn the 2020 elec­tion.
Smith, how­ev­er, is show­ing no signs of back­ing away from the pros­e­cu­tions. …