Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jack Smith, the former special counsel, has defended his decision to seek criminal charges against Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election in his first and perhaps only public appearance to discuss the cases after they were dropped last year.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Republicans finally had their moment to take on the man who tried to put President Donald Trump in jail.

Smith testified to the committee behind closed doors in December. Former special counsel Jack Smith, who charged President Donald Trump with crimes in Florida and Washington, D.