Former special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday said President Trump "preyed on party loyalty and fear" in his attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election. "The criminal scheme we investigated was predicated upon Donald Trump preying on party loyalty. He preyed on party loyalty and fear — fear that he could force people to do things," he told Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Mr. Smith, who brought two criminal cases against then-former President Trump, said his election investigation relied on testimony and evidence from Republicans, including former Vice President Mike Pence and former Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers (R). "I personally find it very hard to understand how our investigation can be viewed as partisan when the strongest witnesses, the people who were the difference between the rule of law standing and not, in our case, were Republicans," he said. #jacksmith #trump #chriscoons #2020election #cspan