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Jack Smith says Lindsey Graham would likely have testified against Trump; Trump meets AI execs

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During a contentious hearing, former special counsel Jack Smith stated that Senator Lindsey Graham would likely have been a witness in the case against Donald Trump. Separately, Donald Trump met with several AI company executives, including Sam Altman of OpenAI and Dario Amodei of Anthropic, to discuss AI development. Trump advocated for self-regulation in AI and expressed optimism about the popularity and economic benefits of datacenters. AI

IMPACT Donald Trump's meeting with AI executives highlights the growing intersection of politics and AI development, with a focus on self-regulation.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses a political hearing and a meeting with AI executives, but does not announce a new AI model, research, or significant industry event.

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Jack Smith says Lindsey Graham would likely have testified against Trump; Trump meets AI execs

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  1. The Guardian — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Shrai Popat (now); Lucy Campbell and Tom Ambrose (earlier) ·

    Jack Smith says Lindsey Graham would ‘likely’ have been a witness in case against Trump – US politics live

    <p>Republican senator Darline Graham accuses former special counsel of adding ‘stress’ to her brother’s life through subpoenas but Smith says he was ‘a patriot’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsl…

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