Jack Smith says Trump ’caused and exploited’ January 6 Capitol attack, defends election interference probe
The January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol “does not happen” without Donald Trump, former special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers, describing the Republican president as the “most culpable and most responsible person” in the criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election results. Smith’s remarks were revealed after the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee on…