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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 29/09/2026

Sen. HIRONO: Each of the allegations in your indictment of President Trump had to be found to be supported by probable cause, correct? Former Special Counsel Jack Smith: Yes. Sen. HIRONO: And did you believe the allegations were provable beyond a reasonable doubt? Smith: Yes.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 29/09/2026

Sen. BOOKER: The Vice President barely escaped, Members of Congress almost were physically assaulted. Your report concluded that was because of Donald Trump, is that correct? Former Special Counsel Smith: We found that violence was foreseeable to him, and he sought to exploit it.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 29/09/2026

Sen. BLUMENTHAL: I want to show you a picture of how Donald Trump stored classified documents. Is this how you should store them? Former Special Counsel Jack Smith: No. Sen. BLUMENTHAL: Trump took those documents without safeguarding them in even the most minimal way.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 29/09/2026

Sen. COONS: Was it important for you to work with Republicans during your investigation? Former Special Counsel Jack Smith: Donald Trump preyed on party loyalty and fear. The strongest witnesses were Republicans, people like Rusty Bowers and Mike Pence, who did the right thing.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 29/09/2026

Sen. SCHMITT: We have texts saying you attended an Atlanta Hawks game in February 2024. Former Special Counsel Jack Smith: I believe it was a Maryland-Iowa game. Sen. KLOBUCHAR: The Iowa HAWKeyes. Perhaps the Senator from Missouri should have looked at these texts more carefully.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 29/09/2026

Sen. DURBIN: Is it fair to surmise that President Trump was in contact with some Members of Congress during January 6? Jack Smith: Yes. Members reached out to the White House asking, “Please help us. Please have your supporters stop attacking the Capitol.”

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 29/09/2026

Former Special Counsel Jack Smith: I will not be silenced by threats of prosecution from the President. The rule of law will endure. Public servants have remained faithful to their oaths despite extraordinary pressure. While fear may be contagious, courage is as well.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 29/09/2026

Former Special Counsel Jack Smith: I am not a politician, and I have no partisan loyalty. I stand by my decision to bring charges against President Trump. I made those decisions without regard to his political association, activities, beliefs, or candidacy in the 2024 election.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 29/09/2026

Sen. DURBIN: Here are the facts. Jack Smith was tasked with investigating President Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his unlawful retention of classified documents. The President sought to subvert the will of the people while knowing he lost the election.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 29/09/2026

Sen. DURBIN: Tomorrow, the Senate Judiciary Committee is going to hear from Jack Smith. Mr. Smith is a nonpartisan career prosecutor appointed to investigate President Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election and retain classified government documents.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 27/09/2026

Sen. DURBIN: Listen to Judge Patrick Schiltz, who was nominated by President Bush. He found ICE violated hundreds of court orders in Minnesota. He said, "The rule of law to democracy is like oxygen to a human body. Without it you'll have authoritarianism. You have Russia, China, North Korea.”

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 25/09/2026

Sen. DURBIN: Justice Gregory Cook described identified himself as "Trump-Tough" and wrote, “Any Republican is better than any Democrat." Litigants who have different political views than Justice Cook have no reason to believe he will treat them fairly.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 24/09/2026

Sen. BOOKER: Could Flock be used to track and ultimately prosecute women who are accessing reproductive care? Privacy expert: That is completely correct. The AI will find Planned Parenthood clinics. They will look for patterns—who went to a doctor and then to a drugstore.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 24/09/2026

Sen. PADILLA: Can you explain how [Flock] agreements allow ICE to access data? Privacy expert: All it takes is one officer who is a customer of Flock and participates in their data sharing program. [They] get a call from an ICE agent that says, "Hey, can you run a search for me?”

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 24/09/2026

Sen. DURBIN: If Republicans actually want to stand up for women in sports, they should address the real documented threats. Namely, unequal pay, failure to uphold title IX, rampant sexual abuse, and lack of equal resources for men's and women's teams.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 24/09/2026

Mother of Renée Good: Renée should still be alive. I’ll say that again: My daughter should still be alive.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 23/09/2026

Sen. DURBIN: Sheriff, what was the breaking point for you? Sheriff who ended county Flock contract: They [Flock] would not give me answers. There was too much disinformation and dishonesty.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 23/09/2026

Mother of ICE shooting victim: Ruben was a loving brother, uncle, nephew and friend. He had no criminal history. The months that followed his shooting were consumed by grief and frustration. We felt unheard, left without answers—knowing Ruben's death was unjust.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 23/09/2026

Sen. DURBIN: For the Flock CEO, obviously they are nervous about being on camera. But, I wish they would have joined us today. It would be interesting to hear their explanation.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 23/09/2026

Sons of father shot by ICE: We still haven’t gotten straight answers from DHS about what happened. What are the names of the ICE agents who killed our dad, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo? Why do they get to be protected behind anonymity?

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 23/09/2026

Sen. DURBIN: If you ask the American people what issues they hope Congress will address, this hearing would not be in the top 10. People are concerned about the cost of living. They are concerned about their utility and grocery bills. They want to know what we are doing about it.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 23/09/2026

Mother of Renée Good: I voted for Trump under the impression that these agents were here to protect the citizens of the United States against terrorists…certainly not to accuse those of us here of being terrorists and take precious lives. This is madness.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 19/09/2026

Sen. DURBIN: Judge Pemberton, you found the decision by the Oklahoma Supreme Court preserving a right to an abortion when a mother’s life is at risk to be remarkably troubling. Is that your view today? Trump Nominee: I was addressing the reasoning included in the Supreme Court's opinion.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 18/09/2026

Sen. SCHIFF: If a judge overturned decades of precedent because of their personal views, is that judicial activism? Trump Judicial Pick: Yes. Sen. SCHIFF: So, when SCOTUS overturned decades of precedent to reverse Roe V. Wade, wasn’t that judicial activism? Trump Pick: *dodges*

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 17/09/2026

Sen. DURBIN: With midterms fast approaching, the Trump Admin is using DOJ’s vast resources to politicize that agency and interfere with the election. President Trump and AG Blanche have turned to intimidating state election officials and voters, even at polling places.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 16/09/2026

Sen. SCHIFF: Was Todd Blanche truthful when he said there is not a single agent still employed by the FBI who worked on the Mar-a-Lago investigation? Patel: I believe his statement.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 16/09/2026

Even Senate Republicans are shocked that Kash Patel lowered FBI hiring standards to allow those with a history of stealing from an employer, paying for sex, or bestiality to work at the FBI.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 16/09/2026

Sen. DURBIN: Do you believe those who have stolen from employers, solicited sex, or engaged in bestiality are qualified candidates the FBI is losing? Patel: They still have to go through the same rigorous application process.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 15/09/2026

Sen. BOOKER: After the New York Times reported that you used full-time FBI SWAT detail to drive your girlfriend, your agents interviewed your girlfriend about this reporting. Is that true? Patel: We’re not going to participate. Sen. BOOKER: I’m asking yes or no questions.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 15/09/2026

Sen. WELCH: President Trump said, “The only way Democrats can get elected is to cheat.” Do you agree with the President? Patel: I will not comment.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 15/09/2026

Sen. HIRONO: The FBI is supposed to investigate blatant public corruption, not turn a blind eye. This country needs an FBI director who will give us straight answers, not the kind of rhetoric that Kash Patel provided today.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 15/09/2026

Sen. BLUMENTHAL: Can you commit that you will not send FBI agents to the polls? Patel: The FBI will follow the law. I don't know that we cannot legally do it. Sen. BLUMENTHAL: I am dissatisfied that you are unable to unequivocally commit that the FBI will be kept out of election interference.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 15/09/2026

Sen. DURBIN: Do you believe the Epstein files contain no meaningful evidence of wrongdoing by those not charged? Patel: This Admin released 3.5 million pages of files. Sen. DURBIN: You missed one important point. Congress had to pass a law requiring the Admin to disclose these files.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 15/09/2026

Sen. KLOBUCHAR: You oversaw an investigation in which subpoenas were issued to New York Times journalists. These were withdrawn because a judge found the Department failed to follow its own rules. Is that correct? Patel: I think that's an accurate summary.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 15/09/2026

Sen. WHITEHOUSE: Has there been any investigation by the FBI into Epstein-related suspicious activity reports? Patel: I need to go back and check. Sen. WHITEHOUSE: If there are reports related to the trafficking of girls, shouldn't that be enough to get the FBI to follow up?

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 15/09/2026

Sen. DURBIN: Do you stand behind the false statements you made after Marimar Martinez was shot? Patel: They weren’t false. Sen. DURBIN: She was shot five times by federal agents. Your fear to investigate this shooting gives a blank slate to these agents.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 15/09/2026

Sen. DURBIN: Kash Patel is the least qualified and most partisan FBI Director in our nation’s history.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 14/09/2026

From abusing Bureau resources to jet set around the world to his weaponization of the FBI, Kash Patel has a lot of explaining to do. Tomorrow at 9am, Senate Judiciary Democrats will demand answers from Director Patel, under oath, about how he has made America less safe.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 06/08/2026

Sen. WHITEHOUSE: Things even Republicans purported to care about are disasters with Todd Blanche. Pam Bondi put the blame directly on him for the Justice Department’s Epstein Files foul-up. It was deadly serious for the victims. Complete disruption.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 06/08/2026

Sen. WELCH: Is there no line that the Senate won’t allow Donald Trump to cross? It confirmed Bondi, Hegseth, Patel, Noem. And it’s about to confirm Blanche. The President is abusing his authority every day and every way, and that’s shame on him. But the Senate is failing to use its power.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 06/08/2026

Sen. VAN HOLLEN: The Attorney General is supposed to be the people’s lawyer. But in the Trump Administration, DOJ is focused solely on pleasing one person. Lest anybody forget, huge banners with the President’s face hang outside DOJ. Todd Blanche walks under them every day.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 06/08/2026

Sen. BLUMENTHAL: ‘I’m his lawyer’ is what Todd Blanche said in his confirmation hearing. He had no intention of saying it, but he let it slip. And it was a glaring illustration of his mindset. He was, is now, and will forever be Donald Trump’s personal lawyer.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 06/08/2026

Sen. DURBIN: Donald Trump and Todd Blanche believe insurrectionists should receive not only a pardon, but financial compensation. Even Republicans had a bad reaction. Negotiations continued, but their so-called agreement wouldn’t pass law school Contracts 101.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 05/08/2026

Republicans gave Todd Blanche a chance when they confirmed him to be Pam Bondi’s deputy last year. 17 months later… they have no excuse. He’s leading the most CORRUPT Justice Department in history.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 04/08/2026

Todd Blanche and his ATF want to enable firearms trafficking across state lines. Their proposal would create a massive loophole in state and local gun safety laws.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 04/08/2026

Todd Blanche and his ATF announced dozens of federal gun “regulations.” They’re total rollbacks. The proposed rules would be some of the biggest blows to gun safety efforts in history.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 04/08/2026

Sen. SCHIFF: The fundamental problem with Todd Blanche isn’t that he’s inexperienced or not intelligent. The problem with Todd Blanche is that he’s never been able to shed his role as criminal defense lawyer for Donald Trump. He just can’t do it.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 04/08/2026

Sen. WELCH: The President is abusing his authority. The Senate is failing to use our authority. We can stop capitulating today by doing our job and rejecting a completely unqualified man to be the top law enforcement official in this country. I will vote no on Todd Blanche.

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