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Ex-special counsel Jack Smith tells Senate panel 'I stand by' decisions to charge Trump

Alter Net and The Epoch Times describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedFormer special counsel Jack Smith appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee to defend his two criminal probes into President Donald Trump.
What changedThe left frames it as "Jack Smith: Trump Engaged In Crimes Against Our Nation". The right frames it as "Senator Josh Hawley Confronts former Special Prosecutor Jack Smith During Explosive Senat...".
ConfidenceHigh. 6+ sources across left, center, and right with comparable news formats.
Archive healthStable · 15 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format

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92WORDING GAP

15 sources · 3 bias buckets · High confidence

Different Spin. The left frames it as "Jack Smith: Trump Engaged In Crimes Against Our Nation". The right frames it as "Senator Josh Hawley Confronts former Special Prosecutor Jack Smith During Explosive Senat...".

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Sep 29, 9:28 PM: KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles joined the source map.

Sep 29, 9:28 PM: KGO / ABC7 San Francisco joined the source map.

Sep 29, 9:28 PM: KTRK / ABC13 Houston joined the source map.

Sep 29, 9:28 PM: ABC7 New York joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 92/99 and story health is stable · 15 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center-left ·News report

GOP senator bungles accusation against former special counsel Jack Smith in heated hearing

WASHINGTON — Former special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday defended before a U.S. Senate panel his past investigations of President Donald Trump’s possession of classified documents and alle...

Open source
Center-left ·News report

Jack Smith Defends Trump Charges as Senator’s Perjury Claim Falls Apart

A Republican eager to prove the former special counsel was dishonest appeared to instead demonstrate his own confusion over basic facts.

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Center-right ·News report
Mediaite59m ago

Fox News Reports GOP Senator Has Yet to Respond After Viral Gaffe: ‘We’ve Not Heard Back’

Fox News highlighted Sen. Eric Schmitt’s (R-MO) major flub, reporting that the network had “not heard back” from the Republican after reaching out for comment. The post Fox News Reports GOP...

Open source
Center-right ·News report

Katie Britt’s face says it all when Jack Smith hearing goes off the rails

Sen. Eric Schmitt thought he caught Smith in a lie when the Republican confused the Atlanta Hawks for the Iowa Hawkeyes.

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Right ·News report

Senator Josh Hawley Confronts former Special Prosecutor Jack Smith During Explosive Senate Committee Hearing

Earlier today, Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley released explosive whistleblower documents showing how former Special Prosecutor Jack Smith demanded the records of donors to Preside...

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Right ·News report

Jack Smith Says Obtaining Lawmakers’ Phone Records Was ‘Centrally Relevant’ to Trump Investigation

The former special counsel said the records obtained by investigators were only toll records and did not contain the content of phone calls.

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Center-left ·News report

During Senate hearing, Jack Smith defends criminal investigations of Trump

The prosecutor who led criminal investigations of President Trump for the Department of Justice faced questions from Senate Republicans on Tuesday. Former special counsel Jack Smith handled...

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Center-right ·News report

Jack Smith collected journalists’ private messages for Arctic Frost investigation: Whistleblower

Former special counsel Jack Smith gathered reporters’ private messages as part of his “Arctic Frost” investigation, according to a whistleblower disclosure to Senate Judiciary Committee Cha...

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Left ·News report

Jack Smith: Trump Engaged In Crimes Against Our Nation

Former Special Prosecutor Jack Smith testified under oath today that President Trump engaged in crimes against America. AP reported that Smith told Senators that his investigation had proof...

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Left ·News report
AlterNet2h ago

Scott Jennings throws in the towel on GOP's disastrous attack on Jack Smith

A former special prosecutor’s epic takedown of a fumbled MAGA conspiracy theory before viewers on Tuesday had CNN anchor Kasie Hunt wondering if the GOP was finally done with pursuing half-...

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Center ·News report

Ex-special counsel Jack Smith tells Senate panel 'I stand by' decisions to charge Trump

Former special counsel Jack Smith appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee to defend his two criminal probes into President Donald Trump.

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Center ·News report

Ex-special counsel Jack Smith tells Senate panel 'I stand by' decisions to charge Trump

Former special counsel Jack Smith appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee to defend his two criminal probes into President Donald Trump.

Open source
Center ·News report

Ex-special counsel Jack Smith tells Senate panel 'I stand by' decisions to charge Trump

Former special counsel Jack Smith appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee to defend his two criminal probes into President Donald Trump.

Open source
Center ·News report

Ex-special counsel Jack Smith tells Senate panel 'I stand by' decisions to charge Trump

Former special counsel Jack Smith appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee to defend his two criminal probes into President Donald Trump.

Open source