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Jack Smith thrust back into spotlight at Blanche hearing over exposed senators’ messages

Former special counsel Jack Smith was thrust back into the spotlight Wednesday during Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing, as Sen. John Kennedy pressed the Justice Department over newly revealed allegations related to the Biden-era special counsel's review of lawmakers' text messages. "Would you check for me first if [Smith] read my emails and … number two, how he got them. And number three … what emails did he get of Senator Grassley and I mean … what were they limited to, if at all," asked Kennedy, referring to Smith’s prior investigation into President Donald Trump t...