During Senate hearing, Jack Smith defends criminal investigations of Trump

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The prosecutor who led criminal investigations of President Trump for the Department of Justice faced questions from Senate Republicans on Tuesday. Former special counsel Jack Smith handled two probes. One focused on the president’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the other on Trump's alleged mishandling of classified documents. Justice correspondent Ali Rogin reports.

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In the day's other headlines: The prosecutor who led criminal investigations of President Trump for the Department of Justice is in the spotlight today.

Former special counsel Jack Smith faced questions from Senate Republicans over his handling of two probes. One focused on the president's efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the other on the president's alleged mishandling of classified documents after leaving office.

Our justice correspondent, Ali Rogin, reports on today's hearing.

The testimony you're about to give before the committee will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God.

Nearly two years after criminal charges against President Donald Trump were dropped, the prosecutor who brought those charges said he'd do it all again.

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