A Scene before the Senate Judiciary Committee
The episode centers on a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing featuring Special Counsel Jack Smith, where Republican senators, particularly Eric Schmitt, launched baseless attacks using constitutional speech protections to spread disinformation, while Smith reaffirmed his commitment to the
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