Jack Smith to face House lawmakers in deposition over his Trump prosecutions
Former special counsel Jack Smith is set to appear Wednesday on Capitol Hill, where House lawmakers plan to question Smith directly for the first time about his investigations and prosecutions...
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Former special counsel Jack Smith is set to appear Wednesday on Capitol Hill, where House lawmakers plan to question Smith directly for the first time about his investigations and prosecutions of President Donald Trump . Smith will meet with House Judiciary Committee members behind closed doors for a deposition, during which both parties will interview him in one-hour increments. His appearance comes amid the committee’s ongoing probe into his special counsel work and as Republicans have broadly accused Smith of overzealously pursuing Trump over the former president’s efforts to challenge the 2020 election results and his alleged retention of classified documents. Republicans have specifically criticized Smith for seeking gag orders against Trump during his presidential campaign, attempting to fast-track court proceedings and subpoenaing phone data of hundreds of Trump-aligned people and entities, including members of Congress. JACK SMITH SUBPOENAED FOR DEPOSITION WITH HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE Smith, for his part, plans to address what he views as mischaracterizations about his work, including the subpoenas, sources familiar with the matter told Fox News Digital. Smith will decline to answer questions he believes are covered by grand jury secrecy rules or Judge Aileen Cannon's seal on certain material related to the classified documents case, the sources said. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is aiming to eventually release a full transcript of the deposition, another source familiar told Fox News Digital, but that could take time because rules surrounding depositions require Republicans and Democrats to agree to release it or the committee to vote on the release. Smith's team must also have a chance to review it. Smith previously told Congress he was willing to appear for a public hearing; however, Jordan subpoenaed him for the private testimony anyway. The chairman told Fox News' Maria Bartiromo he preferred that format because lawmakers an…