Overview
- The committee posted a 255-page, partially redacted transcript and video of Jack Smith’s December 17 closed-door deposition.
- Smith defended his charging decisions in the election-interference and classified-documents probes, saying investigators developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
- He told lawmakers the decisions were his and were grounded in indictments returned by grand juries in two federal districts.
- Redactions and limits on his testimony reflected grand-jury secrecy and a court order from Judge Aileen Cannon restricting disclosure of nonpublic details in the documents case.
- Republicans decried the investigations as political and criticized subpoenas for lawmakers’ phone records, while Smith denied any political motive and pressed for a public hearing and full videotape release.