Oct 2, 2026 · 2 hr 10 min · 19 segments
On Sept. 29, former Special Counsel Jack Smith testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee in a hearing about his team’s investigations into President Donald Trump for the events of Jan. 6, 2021…
Good morning, everybody.
Mr. Smith.
Thank you for being here.
This hearing will highlight the committee's investigation into the special counsel's political work and weaponized conduct.
Today, the special counsel's own record and those of his staff will tell the tale.
The ranking member has repeatedly pushed to have this hearing much earlier.
and he'll probably mention that today.
But if we had followed that misguided and dangerous demand, we wouldn't have had most of the necessary records needed to show how Jack Smith's corrupt operation undermined the rule of law and threatened our very political institutions.
Of course, That was the strategy of the Democrats.
Call a premature hearing so all we had were Mr. Smith's account.
That would bury the story.
That's exactly the wrong way to do this, and it would have broken faith with the American people that Jack Smith has wronged.
Let us begin with Operation Rampart 12.
That operation was a preliminary investigation opened into some of the members of the House of Representatives.
Rampart 12 appears to be a predecessor case to Arctic Frost and was opened January 2021.
The investigation was based on allegations that House members led reconnaissance tours in advance of January 6th.
But the available records show the evidence did not exist and the government knew it.
Even so, J.P. Cooney personally concurred with opening the investigation, even though his text messages with a colleague questioned predication.
Cooney became Jack Smith's deputy and wanted to, in his own words, quote, prosecute any nun who still wears a head habit, end quote.
Cooney also along with anti-Trump FBI agent Tebow, kept Rampart 12 active for a full year after it was improperly opened.
Rampart 12 shows how partisan agents and prosecutors lacked evidence but still tried to fix a case against Republicans.
Now let's look at the Willard inquiry.
Months after recusal, documents show he was still involved, which would violate his recusal requirements.
Good morning, everybody.
Mr. Smith.
Thank you for being here.
This hearing will highlight the committee's investigation into the special counsel's political work and weaponized conduct.
Today, the special counsel's own record and those of his staff will tell the tale.
The ranking member has repeatedly pushed to have this hearing much earlier.
and he'll probably mention that today.
But if we had followed that misguided and dangerous demand, we wouldn't have had most of the necessary records needed to show how Jack Smith's corrupt operation undermined the rule of law and threatened our very political institutions.
Of course, That was the strategy of the Democrats.
Call a premature hearing so all we had were Mr. Smith's account.
That would bury the story.
That's exactly the wrong way to do this, and it would have broken faith with the American people that Jack Smith has wronged.
Let us begin with Operation Rampart 12.
That operation was a preliminary investigation opened into some of the members of the House of Representatives.
Rampart 12 appears to be a predecessor case to Arctic Frost and was opened January 2021.
The investigation was based on allegations that House members led reconnaissance tours in advance of January 6th.
But the available records show the evidence did not exist and the government knew it.
Even so, J.P. Cooney personally concurred with opening the investigation, even though his text messages with a colleague questioned predication.
Cooney became Jack Smith's deputy and wanted to, in his own words, quote, prosecute any nun who still wears a head habit, end quote.
Cooney also along with anti-Trump FBI agent Tebow, kept Rampart 12 active for a full year after it was improperly opened.
Rampart 12 shows how partisan agents and prosecutors lacked evidence but still tried to fix a case against Republicans.
Now let's look at the Willard inquiry.
Months after recusal, documents show he was still involved, which would violate his recusal requirements.
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