{"id":4249,"date":"2025-12-04T03:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T03:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=4249"},"modified":"2025-12-04T03:00:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T03:00:02","slug":"us-house-judiciary-committee-subpoenas-former-trump-prosecutor-jack-smith-donald-trump-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=4249","title":{"rendered":"US House Judiciary Committee subpoenas former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith | Donald Trump News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Republicans have been probing Smith\u2019s investigations into Trump, which resulted in two indictments.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 3 Dec 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">3 Dec 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p class=\"p1\">The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee in the United States has subpoenaed former Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith, who led the two federal prosecutions of President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The announcement on Wednesday came despite Smith previously volunteering to appear for an open meeting with the Republican-led panel, which is probing the indictments against Trump.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cDue to your service as Special Counsel, the Committee believes that you possess information that is vital to its oversight of this matter,\u201d committee chairman Republican Jim Jordan wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jim_jordan\/status\/1996263313068445807?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a> to Smith.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan also asked Smith to produce records for the committee in addition to his testimony. Smith has been summoned for a closed-door interview later this month.<\/p>\n<p>One of the federal indictments that Smith led related to Trump\u2019s alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and his actions on January 6, 2021, when his supporters stormed the US Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>The second pertained to his hoarding of classified documents at his Florida resort.<\/p>\n<p>Both cases were dropped after Trump\u2019s re-election in November 2024. Longstanding Justice Department policy bars the prosecution of a sitting president.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has portrayed the indictments as part of a coordinated, politically motivated \u201cwitch-hunt\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Peter Koski, one of Smith\u2019s lawyers, criticised the private nature of the planned deposition in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are disappointed that offer was rejected, and that the American people will be denied the opportunity to hear directly from Jack on these topics,\u201d Koski said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJack looks forward to meeting with the committee later this month to discuss his work and clarify the various misconceptions about his investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In recent weeks, Republicans in Congress have focused on revelations that Smith\u2019s team analysed phone records of some lawmakers around the time of the January 6 riot.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3349411\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3349411\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-3349411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP23215803846679-1732623988.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Trump\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3349411\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An artist sketch shows President Donald Trump conferring with defence lawyer Todd Blanche in Washington, DC, during federal hearings, on August 3, 2023 [Dana Verkouteren via AP Photo]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Smith\u2019s legal team has maintained the records showed only basic information about outgoing and incoming calls: their time, date and duration, but not the contents of the telephone conversations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr Smith\u2019s actions as Special Counsel were consistent with the decisions of a prosecutor who has devoted his career to following the facts and the law, without fear or favor and without regard for the political consequences,\u201d Smith\u2019s lawyers wrote to lawmakers in October.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis investigative decisions were similarly motivated, and the subpoena for toll records was entirely proper, lawful, and consistent with established Department of Justice policy. While Mr Smith\u2019s prosecutions of President Trump have predictably been politicized by others, politics never influenced his decision making,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the subpoena during an Oval Office news conference on Wednesday, Trump repeated his attacks on Smith, calling him \u201ca sick man\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Even so, Trump added, \u201c\u200aI\u2019d rather see him testify publicly because there\u2019s no way he can answer the questions.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republicans have been probing Smith\u2019s investigations into Trump, which resulted in two indictments. 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