Jack Smith, Trump’s Target, Moves From Defense to Counterattack

The former special counsel has told people in his orbit he welcomes the opportunity to present the public case against the president denied to him by adverse court rulings and the 2024 election.

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Jack Smith Asks Justice Dept. for Guidance on Testifying to Congress

Republicans have accused some people who worked for Mr. Smith, the former special counsel who investigated President Trump, of hiding behind grand jury secrecy rules.

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Republicans Summon Jack Smith to Testify Before House Judiciary Committee

The panel’s Republican chairman, Representative Jim Jordan, accused the former special counsel of “prosecutorial misconduct and constitutional abuses.”

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Republicans Demand Information From the College Board and Firms That Help Set College Prices

In letters to consultants and the College Board, House and Senate Judiciary leaders invoked antitrust law and asked how student data feeds pricing algorithms.

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Democrats Investigating Law Firms Over Work for Trump’s Commerce Dept.

In letters to the firms, the lawmakers suggested “that the administration’s coercion of your law firm may be ongoing and escalating.”

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Democrats Open Inquiries Into Handling of Homan Investigation

President Trump’s border czar was investigated for potential bribery after accepting a bag with $50,000 in cash, but the case was closed after Mr. Trump took office.

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Nadler, Pillar of Democratic Party’s Old Guard, Will Retire Next Year

Representative Jerrold Nadler, the ex-House Judiciary chairman who helped lead President Trump’s impeachments, will not seek re-election in New York.

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House Democrats Push for Hearing on Jeffrey Epstein Case Amid GOP Rift

Democrats urged the Republican majority to call Justice Department officials, including the attorney general and F.B.I. leaders, to Capitol Hill to discuss how they handled the Jeffrey Epstein case.

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House Panel Subpoenas Harvard in Tuition-Pricing Inquiry

The subpoena letter adds yet another front to the battle between the university and Republicans in Washington.

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