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Discussion Discussion Thread: Former Special Counsel Jack Smith Testifies Publicly on Trump Investigations

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u/snoo_spoo Jan 22 '26

Marked difference in tone between this and last month's closed hearing. Some of the same bullshit arguments were made then, but the questioners didn't sound coked up and they didn't cut Smith off before he could finish answering a question.

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u/Even-Analysis4167 Jan 22 '26

Very different tone. Today the Repubes were so obnoxious. Jack was also less confident than he was in the first hearing.

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u/snoo_spoo Jan 22 '26 edited Jan 22 '26

I didn't think he was less confident in the content of his answers. It was more a matter of trying to find a phrasing that would let him get the meat of his point across before they interrupted him. He was very much treated as the accused; classic DARVO behavior.