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SHOCKING: House Judiciary Democrats blindsided T.r.u.m.p by releasing Jack Smith’s full congressional deposition—and the details are explosive.
💥 SHOCKING: House Judiciary Democrats blindsided T.r.u.m.p by releasing Jack Smith’s full congressional deposition—and the details are explosive.
The 255-page transcript dropped on New Year’s Eve, revealing why Republicans fought so hard to keep it buried. Under oath, Smith said his team uncovered “proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that Donald T.r.u.m.p led a criminal scheme to overturn the 2020 election and block the lawful transfer of power.
He also detailed evidence that T.r.u.m.p willfully kept highly classified documents after leaving office—stashing them at his social club, even in a ballroom and a bathroom—then repeatedly tried to obstruct justice to hide them.🇺🇸
House Judiciary Democrats Release Explosive Jack Smith Deposition on New Year’s Eve
In a dramatic end-of-year move, the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee released the full 255-page transcript and video of former special counsel Jack Smith’s closed-door deposition on December 31, drawing fierce reactions from both sides of the political aisle.
Smith — who led two high-profile Justice Department investigations into President Donald J. Trump — testified behind closed doors on December 17, answering lawmakers’ questions about the now-dropped federal cases involving the 2020 election and classified documents.
Under oath, Smith told members of Congress that his team developed “proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that Trump had engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the 2020 election and prevent the lawful transfer of power, according to the transcript.
Smith also described his office’s findings in the classified documents investigation, saying they had “powerful evidence” that Trump willfully retained highly classified material after leaving office, storing the material at his Florida estate — even in areas like a **ballroom and a bathroom — and that he repeatedly attempted to obstruct justice to conceal the continued retention of those documents.
Republicans on the committee had resisted holding the testimony in public and opted to release the full record late on New Year’s Eve — a date critics said was chosen to minimize media attention.
Smith’s remarks reflect his long-standing position that the investigations were grounded in evidence and legal standards, and not motivated by politics — a point he reiterated several times during his testimony. However, Trump and his allies have dismissed the investigations as politically driven.
The deposition transcript provides the most detailed public account yet of Smith’s reasoning and the evidence his team gathered during the probes — even as the underlying cases were dropped once Trump returned to office.
