US EditionJack Smith set to testify publicly
Jack Smith will face public questioning over more than 40 federal charges against Trump, with Republicans probing alleged political motives behind the prosecutions.
- This month, former special counsel Jack Smith is expected to testify publicly before the House Judiciary Committee, with GOP Rep. Jim Jordan planning to invite him in the coming weeks, CBS News confirmed.
- House Democrats note that Smith offered to testify publicly but initially provided private testimony under subpoena, as the committee says it focuses on `politically motivated` prosecutions.
- After a roughly nine-hour closed-door deposition last month, a transcript and video were released, and Smith's attorneys renewed their request for an open hearing stressing DOJ policy adherence.
- Democrats say Republican committee members' tactics, including obtaining phone records of sitting Republican lawmakers, backfired, with Raskin stating `after Republicans forced Jack Smith into a backroom interrogation and rejected our calls for an open public hearing, now they decide they want a public hearing with Jack Smith after all.`
- The scope of Smith's work — two investigations that produced more than 40 federal charges — frames why the hearing matters, as he defended having sufficient evidence and denied political motives.
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The HillJack Smith set to testify publicly
House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said he will invite former special counsel Jack Smith to testify publicly about his investigation into President Trump. A source familiar said the former prosecutor could appear as soon as this month. The move comes after Smith sat for more than seven hours of closed-door testimony with the [...]
'A win for truth': Ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith to give live testimony in major reversal
Former special counsel Jack Smith was expected to provide testimony in a live hearing before the House Judiciary Committee, reporting suggests.The live hearing could take place as early as February, according to CBS News. Smith's prosecution of Donald Trump was shuttered after the president was re-e...
'Backroom Strategy Backfired': Dem Cheers as Jordan Invites Jack Smith to Open Hearing
In a surprising about-face, House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan has agreed to allow former Special Counsel Jack Smith to testify before Congress in an open hearing — an outcome Democrats have been pursuing for months. Smith investigated Trump and brought two federal indictments against President Donald Trump during the Biden era in two separate cases that ultimately ended without trial. In closed-door video testimony, Smith, it was recently reve…
Jim Jordan Commits to Public Hearing for Jack Smith
“House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan said in an interview Friday he will invite former special counsel Jack Smith to testify in an open hearing as soon as this month in what would be a politically high-stakes event for members of both parties and the White House,” Politico reports.
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