'Suited for Fox News': Nicolle Wallace calls out GOP's Jack Smith conspiracies

CNN anchor Nicolle Wallace roasted Republican lawmakers for muddying the waters of a legitimate testimonial session concerning President Donald Trumpo’s Jan. 6 insurrection attempt.

“Questions from lawmakers … ranged from the inquisitive to the ludicrous,” said Wallace. … [Former special prosecutor] Jack smith came into this hearing today as a political target for Republicans. They barely let him speak. At times, they interrupted him with absurd conspiracy theories and what-aboutism better suited for Fox News.”

But when Smith did get a chance to speak uninterrupted, Wallace said “he was crystal clear” in his testimony about how confident he was with his case and pushing back against conspiracy theories that the Biden justice system was weaponized against President Donald Trump.

At one point, Smith had to pushback at Rep. Ben Cline’s (R-Va.) claim that there could be no proof of Trump intimidating witnesses over the Jan. 6 attempted coup because intimidated witnesses “would fail to come forward.”

Smith replied that proof was prevalent, possibly from Republican witnesses who ignored Trump’s threats and approached the prosecutor’s office anyway. Smith added that the best source of much of the witness testimony for his investigation came from Republicans in correspondence with Trump in the days leading up to Trump’s insurrection attempt. After all, Trump was not approaching Democrats for help in overthrowing the election.

“We had extremely thorough evidence that his statements were having an effect on the proceedings that is not permitted in any court of law in the United States.”

“Don't you think it's a pretty low bar to clear if you're trying to silence a candidate for president?” Cline pressed. “I mean, if you can't identify a single witness who's intimidated then maybe you should reconsider the gag order.”

“Both courts upheld the orders, and it is not incumbent on a prosecutor to wait until someone gets killed before they move for an order to protect the proceedings,” Smith replied.

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