US EditionJack Smith set for private interview with lawmakers about Trump investigations
Jack Smith will testify in a private session about his Trump investigations amid GOP scrutiny, including the review of phone records from eight Republican senators, House Judiciary said.
- On Wednesday, former special counsel Jack Smith will testify privately before the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee after his offer to testify publicly was rebuffed.
- Republican oversight of DOJ probes prompted the House Judiciary Committee, Republican‑led, to subpoena Jack Smith earlier this month amid claims Trump allies say Biden's administration was weaponized.
- Bound by secrecy rules, Smith faces limits from secrecy laws, grand‑jury rules, an uncertain DOJ waiver, and an 11‑month prohibition by a Florida federal judge on his report's release.
- Smith is expected to correct Republican mischaracterizations about cellphone records, while House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan plans to press him despite legal limits; Rep. Jamie Raskin and Smith's lawyers criticized the committee's tactics this month.
- Interview requests for Raymond Hulser, Kenneth Polite, Timothy Duree, and Molly Gaston for December 30 expand the probe, while Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee push to release part two of Smith's sealed report.
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Jack Smith set for closed-doors grilling by GOP lawmakers over Trump probes
Former special counsel Jack Smith was expected to face harsh grilling Wednesday by congressional Republicans behind closed doors about his historic investigations into President Trump. The deposition was held in private after GOP House Judiciary Committee lawmakers rejected Smith’s request to answer questions in public as part of their probe into his criminal cases against Trump along with some of his allies, employees and White House officials …
Jack Smith arrives for a private interview with Republican lawmakers about Trump investigations
Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith has arrived on Capitol Hill in anticipation of a closed-door interview with House Republicans about his investigations of President Donald Trump. Smith's lawyer says he's showing "tremendous courage” by testifying. The deposition Wednesday…
Jack Smith sits for House deposition over Trump prosecutions
Former special counsel Jack Smith arrived for a closed-door deposition on Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee, marking the first time lawmakers will directly question him about the federal prosecutions he brought against President Donald Trump. The deposition began shortly after 10 a.m. ET, following Smith’s chaotic arrival at the Rayburn House Office Building. Wearing a gaunt expression and walking hastily from the elevator lobby and…
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