# Joe Tacopina | Defense Attorney Speaks on Jack Smith Criminal Referral

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Podcast: [Sid & Friends In The Morning](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sid-friends-in-the-morning-829993)
Published: 2026-07-24T13:25:08+00:00
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## Resource

Defense Attorney Joe Tacopina joins Sid & Friends in the Morning for his weekly Friday morning hit to offer his expert opinion on former special counsel Jack Smith maintaining his innocence after House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan referred Smith to the Department of Justice for potential criminal charges.

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