Jack Smith will testify publicly about his Trump investigations
AP News • • general
Key Points:
- Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith will testify publicly on January 22 before the House Judiciary Committee about his investigations into President Donald Trump, which led to two indictments.
- Rep. Jim Jordan, the Republican chairman of the committee, indicated Smith would be a tough witness and suggested Smith was part of a broader effort to undermine Trump.
- Smith previously testified in a closed-door session, asserting that the January 6 Capitol riot would not have occurred without Trump and denying that his investigations aimed to prevent Trump from running in the 2024 presidential election.
- Smith was appointed special counsel in November 2022 and led probes into Trump's handling of classified documents and attempts to overturn the 2020 election, both resulting in indictments that were dropped after
