Jack Smith's 'bone-jarring' claim about Trump threat to 'kill witnesses' singled out

Jack Smith's 'bone-jarring' claim about Trump threat to 'kill witnesses' singled out
Former Special Counsel Jack Smith testifies before the House Judiciary Committee about his criminal investigation of U.S. President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 22, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

During an appearance on MS NOW’s “The Weekend,’ Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) concluded his observations about former special counsel Jack Smith’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee earlier this week by noting remarks Smith made about Donald Trump’s threats.

According to Goldman he fully expects to hear more from Smith about Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election by inciting a riot at the Capitol.“I can assure you that he will not be afraid or intimidated to come back and to speak about his work during the deposition that we had in closed door,” he told co-host Jackie Alemany

“And at the hearing on Thursday, we tried to ask him about volume two. And repeatedly he said because of the [Judge Aileen Cannon] court order, he could not speak about it. I am confident he will come back in and speak about it, and he will not be deterred by Donald Trump's increasingly deranged threats.”

Moving on, he added, “The other thing I would note, Jackie, that was really kind of chilling, was when Jack Smith described the types of threats that Donald Trump made against witnesses during this investigation, which prompted the gag order.”

“Now, the Republicans, of course, were claiming, ‘Oh, the gag order is to silence him during a campaign,”’ he elaborated. “Here was Donald Trump was literally threatening to kill or to have killed witnesses.

“That is the worst witness intimidation you can imagine,” he accused. “And so for him to then claim, ‘Oh, it's my First Amendment right to threaten to kill people,’ especially after January 6th, where we know what his words mean and are interpreted, was very, very bone jarring.”

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A growing crowd of angry bystanders gathered at the site of a federal immigration agent-involved shooting Saturday in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where tensions quickly escalated into clashes with law enforcement amid heightened federal immigration enforcement in the city.

“You’re gonna have to kill me!” shouted one bystander as they were being apprehended by federal officers.

“I’m 70 years old and I’m f------ angry!” shouted another man, surrounded by tear gas deployed by law enforcement to disburse the growing crowd.

Outside of a donut shop in Minneapolis, at least seven federal officers were captured on video wrestling a man to the ground before firing off several shots at the individual, who has since been pronounced dead. An angry crowd quickly grew to around 100 people by 10:30 a.m. local time, prompting law enforcement to deploy tear gas to control the scene.

“ICE out, right now,” the crowd could be heard chanting at the 30 or so law enforcement officers, who proceeded to arrest at least one individual in the crowd.

The crowd quickly grew to at least 300 people, causing a “gridlock of cars clogging the road,” The New York Times reported

“I smell Nazis,” the crowd could be heard chanting as law enforcement officials continued to deploy tear gas.

One protester, who the Times reported had either “dropped or threw his sunglasses,” was pepper-sprayed in the face, and was soon treated by protestors for their injury.

Just before 11:45 a.m. local time, law enforcement officials deployed flashbang grenades and more tear gas as protesters began advancing, the Times reported.


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ICE attempted to block local police officers from the scene of another Minneapolis shooting Saturday — but the city's police chief defied their orders.

The federal agents attempted to demand the city's police officers stay away after gunshots rang out Saturday morning, but Chief Brian O'Hara refused, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported.

A video, apparently shot by a witness, shows Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents wrestling a man to the ground. One officer appears to strike the person with what looks like a firearm before several shots are heard.

O'Hara confirmed a man had died, as crowds of furious onlookers gathered.

Sources told the Tribune O'Hara refused ICE's demands and instructed his officers to preserve the scene. All available local police officers have been called into work.

Minnesota officials have complained that they were frozen out of the investigation of the deadly shooting of Renee Good by ICE earlier this month.

A video of what’s been reported to be a fatal ICE-involved shooting in Minnesota spread wildly on social media Saturday, prompting state leaders to demand Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents leave the North Star State immediately.

In the video, which appears to have been recorded by a bystander from inside a nearby building, at least seven federal law-enforcement officers are seen wrestling an individual to the ground. One officer appears to strike the person with what looks like a firearm shortly before several shots are fired in the individual’s direction.

“Did they f------ kill that guy?” a voice can be heard in the video as the federal law enforcement officers fire off several shots. “Are you f------ kidding me?”

The incident occurred in Minneapolis just outside Glam Doll Donuts at around 9 a.m., and saw law enforcement aggressively attempt to contain the scene, throwing tear gas canisters amid a growing crowd of bystanders. The individual was declared dead by Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara, according to NBC News journalist Ali Velshi.

According to The New York Times, more protesters are gathering at the scene of the incident, some chanting “I smell Nazis.”
“The scene has quickly grown chaotic, with at least 300 protesters and law enforcement officers and a gridlock of cars clogging the road,” wrote Times reporter Maia Coleman, who spoke with a 24-year-old Minneapolis resident who lives a block away from the scene.

“So far, she has seen officers throw two protesters to the ground. A few minutes ago, a man in tactical gear and a mask threw something into the dumpster outside her apartment, causing a loud bang. The dumpster is now on fire and smoking vigorously, she said.”

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