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Unidentified speaker alleges Jack Smith used taxpayer funds to pay outside person; public hearing set for next Thursday
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Summary
An unidentified speaker accused Special Counsel Jack Smith of using taxpayer funds to pay an outside individual and compared the conduct to the hiring of Christopher Steele; the speaker announced a public hearing with Smith next Thursday at 10 a.m. to probe the matter.
An unidentified speaker alleged on the record that Special Counsel Jack Smith used taxpayer funds to pay an unnamed outside individual and announced a public hearing with Smith next Thursday at 10 a.m.
"So why is he taking hard-earned American tax dollars to pay this guy?" the unidentified speaker asked, raising questions about whether multiple payments were made and who received them. The speaker also noted Smith’s use of subpoenas, saying Smith "went out and got, phone records for dozens of members of Congress," and pressed whether that made the payments necessary.
The speaker drew a historical parallel, saying that roughly a decade ago then-FBI Director James Comey hired Christopher Steele, who compiled the so-called dossier. The unidentified speaker called the dossier "this garbage document" and said that episode began a "decade of weaponization of the government," claiming Smith’s alleged payments reflected a similar pattern.
The speaker said the committee plans to summon Smith for a public hearing to address these questions. "We're gonna bring him in next Thursday for a hearing at 10 a.m., public hearing, where we'll be able to ask him about this issue and a host of others," the speaker said.
The claims in this statement are allegations made by the unidentified speaker in the transcript; the transcript does not record a response from Smith or show documentary proof of payments, multiple payments, or how funds were used. The announcement in the transcript indicates the committee intends to question Smith at the stated time; the transcript does not record a formal vote or a legal finding on the matters raised.
The hearing, as announced in the transcript, is the next procedural step recorded there; the transcript gives the day as "next Thursday" and the time as 10 a.m. but does not specify a calendar date or whether the hearing has been formally noticed beyond the statement recorded here.
