Overview
- Chairman Jim Jordan ordered Smith to produce records by Dec. 12 and appear for a private deposition on Dec. 17.
- Jordan’s subpoena seeks all documents and communications from Smith’s tenure as special counsel.
- Smith’s attorney, Peter Koski, said Smith will comply and had previously volunteered to answer questions in an open hearing.
- The Justice Department told Smith’s lawyers on Nov. 12 it would allow him to provide unrestricted testimony irrespective of potential privilege.
- Republicans are examining investigative tactics, including analysis of some lawmakers’ phone and toll records near Jan. 6, while Democrats criticize the closed format and Smith notes the records did not include call contents; Smith’s Trump cases were later dropped after the 2024 election under DOJ policy.