House Votes to Kill Bill Allowing Senators to Sue Government

The measure has prompted a backlash, but the top Senate Republican appeared inclined to preserve it, arguing that it would protect the body against investigatory overreach.

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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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Jack Smith’s lawyers say he never wiretapped or surveilled lawmakers.

Lawyers for the special counsel, who investigated Donald J. Trump, denied accusations by Republican lawmakers that he had surveilled or spied on senators as part of his inquiry.

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Jack Smith Appears in Video on Behalf of Fired Justice Department Workers

A group of former Justice Department employees used the video to criticize the Trump administration’s dismissal of prosecutors and agents, including those who worked on cases related to the president.

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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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Kash Patel Fires Two F.B.I. Agents Who Worked on Trump Investigation

The agents were identified in documents obtained by a Republican senator as having worked with Jack Smith, the special counsel who led the federal inquiries into Donald J. Trump.

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Fight Over Hidden Report on Trump Documents Case Goes to Appeals Court

Meanwhile, previously secret passages in court filings over grand jury fights in two cases against the president have been revealed.

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Jack Smith’s Legal Team Fires Back Against Ethics Complaint

For months, the former special counsel has remained silent as the president and his advisers have publicly attacked him.

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Officials Move to Open Inquiry on Trump’s ‘Russia Hoax’ Grievance

Such an investigation would have to overcome a number of legal and practical hurdles, but an order by Attorney General Pam Bondi asking for a grand jury inquiry accomplishes political objectives.

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