Former Special Counsel Jack Smith has been subpoenaed by House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and now faces a closed-door deposition on December 17.
“The Committee on the Judiciary is continuing to conduct oversight of the operations of the Office of Special Counsel you led—specifically, your team’s prosecutions of President Donald J. Trump and his co-defendants. Due to your service as Special Counsel, the Committee believes that you possess information that is vital to its oversight of this matter,” Jordan wrote in a letter to Smith. “Based upon communications with your counsel, we understand that you are available to testify at a deposition on December 17, 2025. Accordingly, please find enclosed a testimonial subpoena for a deposition at 10:00 a.m. on December 17, 2025 and a document subpoena for the requested materials to be produced to the Committee by December 12, 2025.”
Smith’s attorney told CBS News: “Nearly six weeks ago Jack offered to voluntarily appear before the House Judiciary committee in an open hearing to answer any questions lawmakers have about his investigation into President Trump’s alleged efforts to unlawfully overturn the election results and retention of classified documents. We are disappointed that offer was rejected, and that the American people will be denied the opportunity to hear directly from Jack on these topics.”
Jordan previously sent a letter to Smith, demanding that he testify on the weaponized Department of Justice under the Biden administration.
The Committee criticized “disturbing tactics” used by the DOJ during its “partisan and politically motivated prosecutions of President Trump undermined the integrity of the criminal justice system.” It noted in its press release that Smith was “ultimately responsible for the prosecutorial misconduct and constitutional abuses of his office.”
