{"id":311718,"date":"2026-01-22T18:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T18:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/jack-smith-testimony-full-opening-statement-on-trump-probes\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T18:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T18:00:20","slug":"jack-smith-testimony-full-opening-statement-on-trump-probes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/jack-smith-testimony-full-opening-statement-on-trump-probes\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Smith testimony: Full opening statement on Trump probes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/tuewjQuaWF0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Jack Smith testimony: Full opening statement on Trump probes\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tuewjQuaWF0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Jack Smith, the former special prosecutor who led two failed prosecutions against President Donald Trump, is publicly testifying before the House Judiciary Committee. Smith told lawmakers that he stands by his decisions and that as a prosecutor he had \u201cno partisan loyalties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Jack Smith&#8217;s opening statement<br \/>\n5:02 Background on Smith&#8217;s indictments of Trump<br \/>\n6:08 CNN Congressional correspondent reports from Capitol Hill<\/p>\n<p>#JackSmith #Trump #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jack Smith, the former special prosecutor who led two failed prosecutions against President Donald Trump, is publicly testifying before the House Judiciary Committee. 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