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- 1Special Counsel Smith Defends Trump Investigations Before Congress▼Smith Defends Trump Investigations in front of Congress
Special counsel Jack Smith testified before Congress and defended his investigations into Donald Trump, telling lawmakers his team's work was justified and conducted properly. Smith's appearance before the House Judiciary Committee marked his first public testimony about the federal cases brought against the president-elect, which were abandoned after Trump's 2024 election victory. Republicans sharply questioned him over the prosecution's conduct.
- 2WSJ Editorial criticizes climate training program for judges●Biased Climate Classes for Judges https://www.wsj.com/opinion/environmental-law-institute-climate-judiciary-project-hous
A Wall Street Journal opinion column attacks the Environmental Law Institute's Climate Judiciary Project, arguing that climate education courses offered to judges are biased and could compromise judicial impartiality. The piece, tied to House Judiciary Committee interest, claims the curriculum presents contested climate claims as settled science to the judges who rule on environmental cases.