Jack Smith
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Smith's appearance is part of the GOP-led committee's inquiry into Biden-era federal investigations of Donald Trump.
Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington.
SinÀ olet oikeassa komponit-kysymyksistÀ. Laitan sen takaisin ja otan sen takaisin, kun ajattelen, ettÀ se on vastaavaa. KyllÀ, luulen, ettÀ jÀrjestelmÀt, erityisesti kansainvÀliset jÀrjestelmÀt, ovat vaikuttaneet meidÀn maailmankuhtaamme, ja luulen, ettÀ on vaikea kertoa ihmisille, kuinka paljon se vaikuttaa meille.
If you think getting rid of the people who know most about national security is going to make our country safer, you do not know anything about national security. And that's happening throughout the department. It makes me concerned. And this idea that if you didn't vote for the current person in office, you can't be trusted to be a government employee.
United States we tried that. It's called a patronage system where you got the job because of who you supported, not because you knew how to do the job, the competence part. And we know that it's rife with corruption and it's rife with incompetence. And so that makes me very concerned going forward. But in terms of
What I see now, and it goes back to the analysis that I gave you before, if you are driven to achieve certain outcomes no matter what, that's a real problem. That's not something I saw in the Department of Justice, and I think it bears mentioning. I worked in the department for years, Republican, Democrat, Republican. I was the acting US attorney in the first Trump administration in Tennessee. Nothing like what we see now.
has ever gone on. This case in New York City where the case against the mayor was dismissed in the hopes that he would support the president's political agenda. I mean, just so you know, nothing like it has ever happened that I've ever heard of. Recently we had this issue of like, I guess it was people in the Defense Department using Signal to communicate with each other
about war plans, clearly classified information. I can tell you, Andrew will tell you, there is no administration, Republican or Democrat, that does not open an investigation in that situation. Nothing. Where the lives of servicemen are put at risk? Zero. Never happens. So again, when we get to a place where
Onnistuminen on tÀrkeÀÀ, eikÀ prosessi. Viimeinen asia, jonka laittelen esiin, on tÀmÀ viimeinen prosessi vanhemman FBI-jÀrjestÀjÀnÀ. On prosessi valmistautumisesta. On prosessi valmistautumisesta, jossa on joitain evidenssejÀ ennen sitÀ, mitÀ tehdÀÀn. TÀssÀ, ja taas tiedÀn vain sitÀ, mitÀ nÀen itselleni mediassa, mutta perusprosessit, apolitiikalliset prosessit, jotka analysoivat tÀmÀn, sanoivat, ettÀ ei ollut tilannetta.
prosessi ei pitÀisi olla poliittinen asia. Jos puolustusryhmÀssÀ on sÀÀdöksiÀ siitÀ, miten tuoda tapauksia, niin seuraa sÀÀdöksiÀ. Ei voi sanoa, ettÀ haluan tÀmÀn tuloksen, joten laittaa sÀÀdöksiÀ ulos. Siksi nÀet kaiken nÀkemyksen, jolla olen työskennellyt eri poliittiset prosessit, koska heidÀt pyytÀvÀt tekemÀÀn asioita, joita he luovat vÀÀrin, ja koska he eivÀt ole poliittisia ihmisiÀ, he eivÀt tekevÀt niitÀ.
Ja mielestÀni se tarkoittaa, miksi olette nÀhneet lupauksia, olette nÀhneet ihmisiÀ jÀtetÀ hallituksesta. Se ei ole siksi, ettÀ he eivÀt ole yksi hallituksen vaihtoehto tai toinen. He ovat työskennelleet vuosia eri hallituksista. Se on vain se, ettÀ he ovat tehneet asioita poliittisesti jatkuvasti. Ja kun he ovat kertoneet, ettÀ tÀytyy saada tÀmÀn tuloksen, ei kuitenkaan mitÀÀn, niin se on niin erilainen kuin se, kuinka me olemme kaikkia rauhoittaneet hallitukset. Luulen, ettÀ se on ollut keskustelun keskustelu.
Se, mikÀ on mielenkiintoista minulle, on se, ettÀ elin elÀmÀssÀni niin, etten halunnut olla joku, jonka nimiÀ ihmiset eivÀt tunneet. Olin jÀrjestÀjÀ tai jÀrjestÀjÀ. Olen tehnyt tÀmÀn työn, joten olen tÀllainen henkilö, jossa ihmiset sopivat minuun niin, etteivÀt he enÀÀ.
But I'm really just like one of many sort of public servants who want to do their job, want to do the right thing, want to be public servants. And so, yes, if you don't know, everybody who worked on my team was fired, not just the lawyers, but the administrative staff as well. I think these are people who have spent their careers sacrificing for the communities they want to protect for our country. I'm, you know,
really upset that people like that not only are being vilified, but that it's hard to get their stories out of who they are. Because I think the way we communicate with each other right now, it's very hard to tell a narrative. Because if you saw the narratives of some of these people, I mean, they're just briefly, there's an agent who worked on our case, who served our country overseas, multiple combat tours, decades as an FBI agent, fired
HyvÀ asia on, ettÀ he ovat erittÀin hyviÀ tutkijoita. He ovat ihmisiÀ, jotka ovat todella hyviÀ työhönsÀ. On yllÀttymÀtöntÀ, ja niissÀ on paljon huonoa. HyvÀ asia on se, ettÀ olemme elÀmÀssÀ hetkellÀ, jossa saamme tietÀÀ, kuka ihmiset ovat.
Voit löytÀÀ, millaisia instituutioita, yrityksiÀ tai lainsÀÀdÀntöjÀ sinne kuuluvat. TÀmÀ on kuitenkin tullut esiin kaikille meistÀ, miten asiat ovat menneet siihen. Luulen, ettÀ minun joukkueen ihmiset tulevaisuudessa ovat hyvÀksi, koska he ovat hyviÀ ihmisiÀ, ja luulen, ettÀ heillÀ on hyviÀ tuloksia. Mutta asioita, joita perheiden perheillÀ on pitÀnyt kÀsitellÀ, jos te olisitte tunneet nÀistÀ ihmisten tarinoista, ei kukaan usko, ettÀ se olisi hyvÀ.
KyllÀ. MielestÀni jÀrjestö on työllisyys, ja elÀmÀni on ollut niin kiva elÀÀ elÀmÀÀni jÀrjestönÀ. Ei vain asioita, joita minulla on tehtÀvÀ, mutta myös ihmisiÀ, joita minulla on tehtÀvÀ työtÀ.
When I talk to young people a lot today, I see people concerned about a career in public service or having second thoughts about a career in public service because of the moment we're in. My message would be, you should double down on that. You may have to find a different way to serve the public than you planned, but it's such a privilege. It's such a good way to spend your days and live your life.
Onnistuminen on yksi parhaista asioista, joita voi saada elÀmÀÀn. Me olemme nyt tilanteessa, jossa ihmiset pitÀÀ miettiÀ, mitÀ heiltÀ on tÀrkeÀÀ. Jos he luovat asioihin kuten lukuun ja demokraatioon, jos heidÀt pysyvÀt auttamaan niin kuin he ajattelivat, niin heidÀn tÀytyy ottaa toiminnan ja löytÀÀ toinen tapa olla osa ratkaisuista.
We argued for a different outcome, so obviously I was disappointed in the outcome. But I think a really important thing to understand here is, while I didn't agree, and I'll talk in a minute about the reasoning, I didn't agree with it, we followed it. There was never a question that we were going to follow the law as the Supreme Court said the law now was. And I think that's really important to understand, because I think once we get in a position where we start talking about maybe not following court opinions we don't like, we are lost in terms of the rule of law.