WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Darline Graham (R-South Carolina) today questioned former Special Counsel Jack Smith at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Senator Darline Graham grilled Jack Smith for weaponizing the legal system and leading the politically motivated Arctic Frost investigation, where he subpoenaed private phone records of sitting members of Congress.
- GRAHAM: “The legal term for your behavior would be obstruction of justice. But in South Carolina we just call it a lie. This was undeniably a fishing expedition by you and your team to intimidate the president’s allies in Congress.” https://youtu.be/V5eBVtV1Dek?si=NvqbBj9Suk7i4ema&t=276
- GRAHAM: “You should be ashamed of yourself. It’s also a damn shame that you weaponized our legal system to do this. To go after a political opponent and his allies, including Lindsey. What a disgrace to our justice system and the Constitution that you would stoop this low. Shame on you.” https://youtu.be/V5eBVtV1Dek?si=sQN3v9As_VV-dlIt&t=425
- GRAHAM: “Do you really believe that Lindsey was going to destroy evidence that was not even in his possession?”
FORMER SPECIAL COUNSEL JACK SMITH: “No, I believe your brother was a patriotic public servant. He was not a target of our investigation…”
GRAHAM: “Then why does the gag order say that disclosure of the subpoena would result in destruction of or tampering with evidence?”
FORMER SPECIAL COUNSEL JACK SMITH: “Because disclosure of that subpoena could result in Donald Trump attempting to intimidate witnesses as he had before and after. We had an ample basis.”
GRAHAM: “The evidence in question belonged to Lindsey and was in the possession of Verizon. It makes absolutely no sense that anyone would be able to destroy the evidence that you were seeking.” https://youtu.be/V5eBVtV1Dek?si=Zy5uIaRIJP1glop_&t=339