Evening Wire: Jack Smith Testifies & 'Snow White' Razzed | 1.22.26
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What did Special Counsel Jack Smith testify about before Congress?
Special Counsel Jack Smith testifies before Congress. President Trump's Board of Peace gets off the ground. And the live-action Snow White rakes in some abysmal awards. I'm Daily Wire Executive Editor John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Thursday, January 22nd. This is Evening Wire.
Former special counsel Jack Smith appeared on Capitol Hill today, where he was grilled by the House Judiciary Committee about his prosecutions of President Trump, as well as his targeting of prominent Republicans. Texas Representative Brandon Gill highlighted that Smith subpoenaed months of phone logs from then-Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, only 16 days after McCarthy was sworn into the position.
Mr. Smith, at the time you secured those nondisclosure orders, was Speaker McCarthy a flight risk? The nondisclosure order was based on concerns about- Was Speaker McCarthy a flight risk?
What is President Trump's 'Board of Peace' and what are its goals?
He was not. He was not. And you were using clearly false information to secure a nondisclosure order to hide from Speaker McCarthy and from the American people the fact that you were spying on his toll records.
Committee Chairman Jim Jordan called out Smith's use of a paid confidential source during the investigation.
We know you gave $20,000 to someone. It just got reported last week. My recollection regards the $20,000, which was not a payment from me. It was me approving a payment by the FBI to a confidential human source. How many other payments went to this source or other sources? As I sit here, I do not know the answer to that question.
What issues were raised regarding Jack Smith's investigation methods?
My role as special counsel... $35 million and you're giving money to people the country doesn't know who they are and you're giving their hard-earned money to these folks? President Trump signed the Board of Peace into existence in Davos today. Representatives from several countries, mostly from the Middle East and Eastern Europe, attended the event. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Jared Kushner, and U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff also appeared and gave a sneak peek at the vision for the future of Gaza. Here's Witkoff.
We have achieved a peace deal in Gaza. We have brought the hostages home, and maybe most importantly, we have created a sense of hope for what the future can bring.
Kushner described Gaza's current dependence on foreign aid and how, quote, free market economy principles may be the solution.
85% of the GDP of Gaza has been aid for a long time.
How does the 'Snow White' live-action remake compare to its predecessors?
That's not sustainable, it doesn't give these people dignity, it doesn't give them hope. And so we wanna use free market economy principles, a lot of what President Trump spoke about that he's doing in America. We wanna bring the same mindset, the same approach to a place like Gaza to give these people the ability to thrive and have a good life.
The National Institutes of Health will no longer fund research involving the use of fetal tissue derived from aborted babies. The announcement made earlier today marks a significant win for the pro-life movement, which has long pushed to remove that profit motive for abortions. In an interview with Daily Wire's Ben Shapiro, NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya said this limit won't cause harm to scientific innovation. Now that there's better technology, there's no scientific harm to this.
We're still going to be able to do the science we need, while at the same time getting rid of this use of aborted human fetal tissue, which so many people, including me, find morally abhorrent.
He also pointed out that fetal tissue can still be used for NIH-funded research when necessary if it is not specifically from an abortion. The announcement comes one day before the annual March for Life in D.C.,
What controversies surround the recent NIH announcement on fetal tissue research?
Pro-life activist group Live Action hosted an event on Capitol Hill today highlighting the side effects of chemical abortion drugs, which account for more than 60% of abortions in the U.S. Daily Wire reporter Breka Stoll has more. A recent study from the Ethics and Public Policy Center found that one in 10 women who take the abortion pill experience serious health complications, and one in every 25 women who take the pill wind up in the emergency room.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What did Special Counsel Jack Smith testify about before Congress?
0:03–0:53
2
What is President Trump's 'Board of Peace' and what are its goals?
0:53–1:33
3
What issues were raised regarding Jack Smith's investigation methods?
1:33–2:23
4
How does the 'Snow White' live-action remake compare to its predecessors?
2:23–3:29
5
What controversies surround the recent NIH announcement on fetal tissue research?
3:29–4:33
6
What are the implications of the pro-life movement's recent actions?
4:33–5:22
7
What legal issues are arising from Taylor Swift's involvement in a harassment lawsuit?
5:22–6:11
8
Why is the 'Snow White' remake facing criticism and award nominations?
6:11–12:25
Speakers
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