Former Special Counsel Jack Smith testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 1, 2026.
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Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica TarlovSep 30, 2026
The claim departs from the passage: the post says Smith testified 'yesterday' (posted 2026-09-30, so September 29), but the claim gives October 1, 2026. Sources including the Senate Judiciary Committee's own hearing page show the testimony was on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, so the claimed date is not supported.
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… I assume his team has already showed him. Um, okay, I want to talk about another amazing moment. Eric Schmidt, you dummy. Okay, so former Special Counsel Jack Smith testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday, defending his two Trump prosecutions and saying he won't be silenced by threats. The Justice Department is investigating accusations that Smith lied to the House about obtaining lawmakers' phone records. …
Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing page and AP report list the Oversight hearing with Jack Smith as Tuesday, September 29, 2026, not October 1.[1][2]
Context. The October 1 date appears to be added by the extraction; the post's 'yesterday' refers to September 29, and the testimony itself is corroborated by multiple outlets on that date.[1][4]
Context. Later coverage refers to the hearing as occurring on September 29 and to Hagerty's complaint and Blackburn's lawsuit as following it, consistent with the September 29 date.[3][5]
Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 2 primary, 2 not rated
- 1Ex-special counsel Smith tells senators he won't 'be silenced' by Trump's threats of prosecutionapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts, context
- 2Oversight of Jack Smith's Abuse of Autho...judiciary.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts
- 3Hagerty Formally Calls for Disbarment of Jack Smithhagerty.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 4US Senator flubs facts in accusing former prosecutor of ...factcheck.afp.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 5Jack Smith's Donald Trump Probe Sparks New Lawsuit ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: context
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