Former special counsel Jack Smith testifies in fiery hearing

CHARGES AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP BEFORE HIS RE-ELECTION. PRESIDENT TRUMP BEFORE HIS RE-ELECTION GRILLED BY REPUBLICANS. HIS RE-ELECTION GRILLED BY REPUBUBLICANS TODAY, BUT HE DIDN'T. GRGRILLED BY REPUBLICANS TODAY, BUT HE DIDN'T BACK DOWN. TOTODAY, BUT HE DIDN'T BACK DOWN. HERE IS RYAN NOBLES. BACK DOWN. HERE IS RYAN NOBLES. >> Reporter:r: TONIGHT. HERE IS RYAN NOBLES. >> Reporter: TONIGHT FORMER SPECIAL COUNSEL. >> Reporter: TONIGHT FORMER SPECIAL COUNSEL JACK SMITH DEFENDING. JACK SMITH DEFENDING HIS INVESTIGATION PRESIDENT DONALD. HIS INVESTIGATION PRESIDENT T DONALD TRUMP. TRUMP. >> I STAND BY MY DECISIONS S AS SPECIAL. >> I STAND BY MYMY DECISIONS AS SPECIAL COUNSEL, INCLUDING THE. COUNSEL, INCLUDING THE DECISION TO BRING CHARGES AGAINST. DECISION TO BRING CHARGEGES AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP. CHARGES AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP. >> Reporter: SMITH A. PRESIDENT TRUMP. >> Reporter: SMITH A CAREER PROSECUTOR HAS. CAREER PROSECUTOR HAS BEEN A TARGET OF REPUBLICANS SINCE HIS. BEEN A TARGET OF REPUBLICANS SISINCE HIS TWO INDICTMENTS OF. TWO INDICTMENTS OF TRUMP, ONE FOR THEHE MISHANDLING OF. MISHANDLING OF CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS AND THE E OTHER FOR.

CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS AND THE OTHER R FOR INTERFERING WITH THE. AND THE OTHER FOR INTERFERING WITH THE RESULTS OF THE 2020. RESULTS OF THE 2020 ELECTION, FELL APART BEFORE TRUMP'S SECOND. ELECTION, FELL APART BEFORE TRUMP'S SECONOND TERM. TERM. >> IT WAS ALWAYS ABOUT POLITICS AND TO O GET. >> IT WAS ALWAYS ABOUT POLITICS AND TO GET PRESIDENT TRUMP THEY. POLITICS AND TO GET PRESIDENT T TRUMP THEY WERE WILLING TO DO. G. JUST ABOUT ANYTHING. >> Reporter: IN A TENSE HEARING. >> Reporter: IN A TENSE E HEARING REPUBLICANS ACCUSED. REPUBLICANS ACCUSED SMITH OF SPYING ONON MEMBERS OF CONGRESS BY. MEMBERS OF CONGRESS BY UNLAWFULLY SEEKING THTHEIR PHONE RECORDS. THEIR PHONE RECORDS. >>> IS YOU INFORM THE JUDGE OROR DID YOU HOLD. >>> IS YOU I INFORM THE JUDGE OR DID YOU HOLD THAT BACK? JUDGE OR DID YOU HOLD THAT BACK? >> MY OFFICE DIDN'T. THAT BACK? >> MY OFFICE DIDN'T SPY ON ANYONE. >> MY OFFICE DIDN'T SPY ON ANYONE. >> Reporter: IN THE. SPY ON ANYONE. >> Reporter: IN N THE ROOM POLICE OFFICERS. >>>> Reporter: IN THE ROOM POLICE OFFICERS ON DUTY DURING. ROOM POLICE OFFICERS ON DUTY DURING JANUARY 6th, ONE.

JANUARY 6th, ONE TANGLING WITH A TRUMP SUPPORTING PROTETESTER. TANGLING WITH A TRUMP SUPPORTING PROTESTER. PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS. PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS WATCHING THE HEARING AND ACCUSED SMITH OF. WATCHING THE HEARING AND ACCUSED SMITH OF BEING, QUOTE, AND ACCUSED SMITH OF BEING, QUOTE, DERANGEDED, ADDING HE. BEING, QUOTE, DERANGED, ADDING HE HOPES HIS ATTORNEY. DERANGED, ADDING HE HOPES HIS ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM M BONDI IS, HOPES HIS ATTORNRNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI IS, QUOTE, LOOKING AT WHAT. QUOTE, LOOKING AT WHAT HE'S DONE. DO YOU AGREE WITH. HE'S DONE. DO YOU AGREE WITH THATAT? THAT? WAS THAT APPROPRIATE? >> THAT'S UP TO THE. WAS THAT APPROPRIATE? >> THAT'S UP TO THE JUSTICE DEPARTMEMENT. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT. I HAVE COMPLETE CONFIDENCE IN THIS. I HAVE COMPLETE CONFIDENCE IN THIS JUJUSTICE DEPARTMENT. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT. >> Reporter: A THREAT SMITH IS T TAKING. >> Reporter: A THREAT SMITH IS TAKING SERIOUSLY. SMITH IS TAKING SERIOUOUSLY. >> DO YOU BELIEVE THAT. SERIOUSLY. >> DO YOU BELIEVE THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP'S. >> DO YOU BELIEVE THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP'S DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. PRESIDENT TRUMP'S DEPARTMENT O OF JUSTICE WILL FIND SOME WAY TO. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WIWILL FIND SOME WAY TO INDICT YOU?

INDICT YOU? >> I BELIEVE THAT THEY WILL DO EVERYTHING IN. >> I BELIEVE THAT THEY WILL DO EVERYTYTHING IN THEIR POWER TO DO THAT. THEIR POWER TO DO THAT BECAUSE THEY HAVE E BEEN ORDERED TO BY THE. BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO BY THE PRESIDENT. ORDERED TO BY THE PRESIDENT.T. >> Reporter: BUT HE. PRESIDENT. >> Repororter: BUT HE NEVER WAVERED. >> Reporter: BUT HE NEVER WAVERED. >> OUR INVESTIGATION. NEVER WAVERED. >> OUR INVESTIGATION DEVELOPED PROOF BEYOND. DEVELOPED PROOF BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP. A REASONABLE DOUBT THAT PRESIDENT T TRUMP ENGAGED IN CRIMINAL. ENGAGED IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. >> Reporter: IT'S NOT. ACTIVIVITY. >> Reporter: IT'S NOT CLEAR WHAT IF ANY. >> Reporter: IT'S NOT CLEAR WHATAT IF ANY CHARGES THE DEPARTMENT. NG.