In a statement shortly after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, Smith defended the rioters and claimed that unconstitutional actions occurred during the 2020 Pennsylvania election, saying "This was not a coup, and Rep. [Julie] Fahey's statement that those of us that signed a letter for the Oregon attorney general to uphold fair elections are 'complicit in today's violence' is shamefully arrogant and wrong. I have been very clear as this was not an act of sedition, it was to highlight the unconstitutional actions surrounding elections that occurred in Pennsylvania."
