Senate Republicans expressed anger toward former Justice Department Special Counsel Jack Smith, who led two federal investigations into Donald Trump during the Biden administration.
Smith was appointed as special counsel while Trump was preparing a second bid to return to the White House.
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee objected to Smith obtaining campaign finance records during the investigations. They have also questioned why Smith’s office obtained personal cellphone records from eight Republican senators. The committee said the FBI sought and obtained data on the senators’ phone use from Jan. 4-7, 2021, in 2023.
Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer argued Tuesday that there wasn’t enough evidence to prove she killed her three children, a striking turn after a lengthy trial that focused more on her mental state than on whether she took their lives.
“This entire case is based on speculation,” attorney Kevin Reddington said during the first hearing since Clancy’s initial trial ended Sept. 4 with a deadlocked jury.
During the trial, he didn’t dispute that Clancy killed the children at the family’s home in 2023, instead seeking to persuade a jury to find her not criminally responsible because of mental disease — a rare condition called postpartum psychosis, according to the defense.
And contracting documents posted online by the federal government are offering new details about how Immigration and Customs Enforcement intends to begin using four-legged robots that resemble dogs.
The records show ICE has obligated $1.3 million to a Connecticut-based company to purchase four of the robots and accessories within the next six months.
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