US House Judiciary Committee subpoenas former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith

Republicans have been probing Smith’s investigations into Trump, which resulted in two indictments.Published On 3 Dec 2025The 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.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.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Trump escaped conviction for ‘criminal efforts to retain power’: Prosecutorlist 2 of 3Trump fires US federal prosecutors involved in probes of his behaviourlist 3 of 3Trump calls for special prosecutor to investigate 2020 electionend of list“Due to your service as Special Counsel, the Committee believes that you possess information that is vital to its oversight of this matter,” committee chairman Republican Jim Jordan wrote in a letter to Smith.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.One of the federal indictments that Smith led related to Trump’s 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.The second pertained to his hoarding of classified documents at his Florida resort.Both cases were dropped after Trump’s re-election in November 2024. Longstanding Justice Department policy bars the prosecution of a sitting president.Trump has portrayed the indictments as part of a coordinated, politically motivated “witch-hunt”.Peter Koski, one of Smith’s lawyers, criticised the private nature of the planned deposition in a statement.“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,” Koski said.