Senate Grills Smith On Trump Investigations & Hospital's H1B Numbers Explained | 9.30.26

Morning Wire

The episode covers several high-profile legal and political developments, beginning with the Senate Judiciary Committee's questioning of former special counsel

Key takeaways

• Jack Smith defended his investigations into Donald Trump, stating he would reach the same conclusions even if presented with current evidence.
• The Trump administration is investigating Rochester General Hospital after reports showed 98% of residency positions were filled by foreign-born doctors.

Main topics

• Jack Smith Senate hearing
• Trump AI initiatives

Notable quotes

I answered every question I was asked truthfully.

Conclusion

The episode provides a comprehensive look at the intersection of feder

Transcript preview

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Speaker 4 (2:56) Former special prosecutor Jack Smith appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday, where he answered tough questions from Republicans and defended his prosecutions of President Trump during the 2024 presidential race. Speaker 3 (3:08) Joining us now with more on that hearing and other stories out of Washington is Tim Rice, our D.C. bureau chief. Good to have you on. Speaker 1 (3:14) Always good to be here, guys. Speaker 3 (3:15) All right. So what were Republicans looking to hear from Jack Smith about those investigations into Trump and what did he actually offer them? Speaker 1 (3:23) I think Republicans were looking to hear literally any sense of culpability, any kind of apology, right? And not just for the investigation into President Trump, which Republicans and the president hold was mishandled and possibly illegal, but also for the nearly 5,000 Americans whose personal information, bank records, and phone records Smith's team probed as part of what was called Operation Arctic Frost. So that was really another big part of the hearing today was Republicans. trying to hold him to account for that in addition to his probe into the president. Unsurprisingly to anyone who has watched Jack Smith or lived through the investigation into Trump and Arctic Frost, they got none of that. He actually said at one point that given everything that transpired, if given the opportunity, if given the same evidence against the president today, whether Republican or Democrat, he would carry out exactly the same investigation and come to exactly the same conclusion. Speaker 3 (4:18) All right, so no regrets at all? No, Speaker 1 (4:20) none at all. Speaker 3 (4:21) So should we expect any consequences for Jack Smith after this hearing? Speaker 1 (4:27) You know, it remains to be seen. As I said, Smith is not admitting any guilt, but the president has repeatedly called for him to be criminally prosecuted. And one thing we did see from Senators Chuck Grassley, Ted Cruz, Marsha Blackburn, and others was that they are not going to let go of the fact that he pried into the personal information of everyday Americans in addition to Republican legislators