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A Republican lawmaker Thursday had an unexpected reaction after he asked former special counsel Jack Smith about President Donald Trump's threats.

Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA) was questioning Smith during the House Judiciary Committee hearing — the first time Smith has testified publicly on the probes against Trump — when he asked about the gag order the prosecutor sought against the president.

"Mr. Smith, America was founded on the principle that the government doesn't silence political speech, in particular speech, before it happens," Cline said. "You sought a prior restraint against President Trump without a single violation of pretrial release. In fact, there was no real world harm that you could articulate, justified giving the federal government the power to silence him as a presidential candidate was there." ...

CNN anchor Boris Sanchez cornered Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA) in a fiery back-and-forth live interview on Wednesday over claims dropped in the explosive Vanity Fair article exposing the inner workings of the Trump administration.

Sanchez pressed Cline to respond to his questions as the conversation became tense.

"I didn't hear you answer the actual substance of the question, but nevertheless, Congressman, I do wonder what you make of what we heard from the White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles acknowledging to Vanity Fair that Trump doesn't wake up thinking about retribution, but when there's an opportunity, he will go for it," Sanchez said. ...