Jack Smith Defends Investigations of Trump at Heated Hearing

What the coverage shows

Across the coverage, the main shared focus is Jack Smith’s Senate testimony on his Trump investigations, with most outlets also stressing the confrontational, partisan tone of the hearing. NBC News, PBS NewsHour, the Washington Post, CNN and the New York Times foreground Republican attacks and Smith’s defense, while The Hill, ABC News and The Independent give extra attention to Sen. Eric Schmitt’s basketball-related line of questioning and its backfire. The Hill is alone in spotlighting Rep. Jamie Raskin’s later criticism of Schmitt, and The Independent uniquely highlights Schmitt calling Smith a “dirtbag.”

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