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Todd Blanche confirmation hearing turns to Jack Smith bombshells: ‘Did Jack Smith read my emails?’

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Senate Republicans used Todd Blanche’s attorney general confirmation hearing on Wednesday to amplify the fresh revelation that former special counsel Jack Smith’s team accessed text messages involving 44 members of Congress during its investigation into President Donald Trump. “Did Jack Smith read my emails?” Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) asked Blanche, who is serving as acting […]

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