It’s the televised showdown both Republicans and Democrats have long wanted: Former DOJ special counsel Jack Smith takes the hot seat in front of the House Judiciary Committee Thursday morning.
It’s likely to be a long and lively examination of his aborted effort to convict President Donald Trump for trying to overturn the 2020 election.
— What Smith will say: Smith plans to stand by his decision to prosecute Trump — and say that doing otherwise would have been “shirk[ing] my duties as a prosecutor and a public servant,” according to prepared remarks obtained by POLITICO. It’s similar to what he already told lawmakers behind closed doors: that…
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