re: Jack Smith Live Testimony to Senate Judiciary Committee

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I just stopped practicing.

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Jack Smith would never do this right?

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that made him look like

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Key evidence and materials Grassley highlighted or made public in connection with the hearing include:

Nearly 5,000 donor checks: Whistleblower records showing Smith’s team acquired at least 4,782 personal checks (many for small amounts like $1–$10) from Americans who donated to Trump or Trump-aligned groups between September 2019 and August 2023.

These covered donors in all 50 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico (including 42 Iowans) and contained home addresses, bank account/routing numbers, and signatures.

The checks were routed to former FBI Special Agent Walter Giardina. Redacted copies were made available. Grassley pressed Smith on this during the hearing, stating there was “no legitimate basis” for it.

washingtonexaminer.com

Journalist/media communications:

Whistleblower disclosures indicating Smith’s team swept up communications (including with government sources) from nearly 50 journalists across outlets such as Fox News, CNN, CBS News (including 60 Minutes), NBC News, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, Los Angeles Times, New York Magazine, The Federalist, Washington Times, Associated Press, Reuters, NPR, The Mark Levin Show, and the Media Research Center.

judiciary.senate.gov

Congressional toll records, content of messages, and related materials:

Records on subpoenas for toll records of (at least) 16 members of Congress; content of communications involving 44 members of Congress

(obtained via subpoenas for 87 Trump White House phones from the National Archives, without proper filter review for Speech or Debate privilege in some cases); non-disclosure orders; and preservation letters to Apple targeting members of Congress (seeking content, not just toll data). Related internal messages among Smith’s team (e.g., involving J.P. Cooney, Molly Gaston) discussing Speech or Debate issues.

thehill.com

Broader subpoena records: Details on ~197 subpoenas to 34 individuals and 163 businesses seeking records on at least 430 Republican individuals/entities, including communications with media and the legislative branch, and date ranges extending well beyond January 6, 2021 (e.g., 2019–2023).

Classified documents case records:NARA OIG materials showing the February 2022 referral was not classified as a criminal referral (it was for “assessment and guidance”) and internal FBI/NARA communications treating the Mar-a-Lago matter as a “spillage” issue with “little likelihood of being pursued as a criminal matter.”

NARA communications showing former NARA General Counsel Gary Stern reviewed, commented on, and edited DOJ court filings related to the case—contradicting Smith’s February 2024 court representation that NARA personnel played no role in prosecutorial strategy and only provided documents/information.

judiciary.senate.gov

Other internal records and predecessor investigations referenced in Grassley’s opening statement and releases:

Materials on Operation Rampart Twelve (preliminary investigation into House members regarding alleged reconnaissance tours before January 6).

Willard Hotel inquiry documents (hotel booking data scooped up; involvement of agents/prosecutors like Thibault, Jacobs, Windom, Crabb).

Records on FBI Agent Timothy Thibault’s conduct (alleged violations of the No Self-Approval Rule, Hatch Act issues, etc.) and other agents (e.g., Walter Giardina).

Messages and records regarding efforts to open Arctic Frost, inclusion/removal of Trump as a subject, and related briefings.

Caims of a security violation involving a classified facility left open by Smith’s team (e.g., J.P. Cooney requesting a door remain unlocked).

FBI concerns about probable cause and overzealous prosecutors shortly before the Mar-a-Lago search.

Records on Cooney and others shutting down investigations into the Clinton Foundation/campaign.

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The money in what I'm doing now is just as good and not nearly as "involved".

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But I have known many depressed lawyers.

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What was weird is how fast Amy Klobuchar figured out that Jack Smith was at the Iowa Hawkeye game. She spoke out of turn to debunk it as soon as Schmitt was done questioning Jack. She said that her basketball knowledge led her to make the connection. It was like she knew the question was going to be asked by Schmitt.

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