For Trump, Smith is - perhaps more than anyone else - the personification of a Justice Department he believes was "weaponised" against him by his political opponents during the Biden administration.

Former special counsel Jack Smith said President Donald Trump clearly broke the law in the 2020 election conspiracy case and subsequent classified documents case, and defended his investigation in a politically charged appearance Thursday before a Republican-led congressional committee.

Crockett focused on former special counsel Jack Smith's report that recommended charging President Trump for alleged crimes committed on January 6, 2021.

Jack Smith stood behind his decisions in his special counsel investigation into Trump, but Republicans blasted his actions as overly aggressive and hostile.

Former Capitol Police Officer Michael Fanone confronted a MAGA election denier to his face at a Thursday congressional hearing for Jack Smith.