How outlets cover Cory A. Booker D · NJ · SEN · Sep 29 – Oct 1, 2026
Cory Booker Defends Jack Smith at Senate Hearing
At a Senate hearing where Jack Smith testified, Cory Booker defended the former special counsel and criticized Republicans. Left-leaning coverage stresses his defense of Smith; center coverage foregrounds his clash with Republicans and Smith’s account of January 6.
Cory Booker defended former special counsel Jack Smith and criticized Republicans during a Senate hearing where Smith testified.
Left-leaning outlets frame Booker’s remarks as a defense of Smith against Republican calls to prosecute him. Center outlets foreground Booker’s clash with Republicans and Ted Cruz, while also recounting Smith’s account of Trump’s role in the January 6 violence.
Outlets by lean
2 RATED · 2 UNRATEDCompare by side
Insider NJ presents Booker as defending Smith against Republican calls to prosecute him and criticizing Trump.
How it looks for Booker, by side
2 OF 4 ARTICLESLeft: 1 good, 0 bad, 0 mixed, 0 informational. Center: 0 good, 0 bad, 1 mixed, 0 informational. Right: 0 good, 0 bad, 0 mixed, 0 informational.
2 UNRATED ARTICLES NOT SHOWN
When each side covered it
SEP 29 – OCT 1Articles per day by side. SEP 29: Left 1, Center 1, Right 0. SEP 30: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. OCT 1: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0.
No right-leaning outlet has covered this yet. We’ll alert you when one does.No right-leaning outlet has covered this yet. We’ll alert you when one does, and when any new outlet covers it.