Jack Smith

So just because your criminal conduct is brigaded with speech doesn't somehow mean you've got a First Amendment defense against trying to overthrow the government.

I mean, the people who attacked the police officers on January 6th were chanting, hang Mike Pence.

I suppose that was political speech or they were saying, stop the steal.

Does that mean they've got a First Amendment defense to violent assault against the officers?

It does not.

Here's what he said.

Mr. Smith, I want you to have the utmost confidence in what you did.

You did everything right.

Harry Dunn, Danny Hodges, Sergeant Cano, Mike Fanone, they did everything right.

These guys, my Republican colleagues, are a joke.

They're wrong.

History will harshly judge them.

So I want you to lean in today.

You have nothing to be ashamed of.

You did everything right, sir.

And I am so, these guys are so lucky they're not under oath, because they would have to tell you what they really think of Trump.

They call him crooked.

They call him cruel.

They call him a scumbag.

I've heard you all say it.