Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Several advocacy groups in Idaho this week are condemning Republican members of the state's House Business Committee for allowing public testimony from a man who appeared before the committee in brownface and has previously engaged in racist and antisemitic demonstrations throughout the state.

WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Former U. S. Special Counsel Jack Smith, who unsuccessfully prosecuted President Donald Trump, is set to condemn "false and misleading narratives" about his investigation as he appears before a House of Representatives panel on Thursday for his first public testimony.