GOP chickened out on the public hearing Smith originally agreed to.
"Maximum transparency"

After failing to trap Smith today, they were left with nothing but testimony like this

Mr. Smith said that his team of investigators had "developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt" that Mr. Trump had tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election. He also told House Judiciary Committee lawmakers and staff members that he had "developed powerful evidence that showed President Trump willfully retained highly classified documents after he left office in January 2021" and that Mr. Trump "repeatedly tried to obstruct justice."

"If asked whether to prosecute a former president based on the same facts today, I would do so regardless of whether the president was a Republican or Democrat," Mr. Smith said in his opening remarks.