US EditionJack Smith set for private interview with lawmakers about Trump investigations
Smith is testifying privately to address GOP concerns about DOJ investigations into Trump, including use of phone records and election interference, amid claims of political bias.
- On Wednesday, Jack Smith will appear in a closed-door deposition before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, facing questions about his investigations into President Trump.
- Rep. Jim Jordan's committee pressed for private testimony after rejecting Jack Smith's public offer, subpoenaing him earlier this month while his lawyers said he would cooperate.
- Legal limits on grand jury materials and sealed report contents will constrain Smith's testimony, and he led two historic prosecutions—the classified-documents case and Jan. 6 election-interference probe—with indictments in both.
- Jordan signaled the deposition will inform the committee's next steps, including subpoenas and hearings, as requests for interviews with Smith's deputies Raymond Hulser, Kenneth Polite, Timothy Duree, and Molly Gaston set for December 30 expand the probe and Republicans plan to continue investigations into next year.
- Longer-Term, the deposition feeds into partisan narratives as House Republicans call the inquiry `weaponization`, while Jack Smith and his legal team say his decisions were based on facts and law, but legal constraints from Judge Aileen Cannon and sealed parts of Smith's final report limit disclosure.
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