Overview
- Jack Smith gave a closed-door deposition to the House Judiciary Committee at the invitation of Chairman Jim Jordan last month.
- Representative Jamie Raskin said Smith’s testimony was “absolutely devastating” for Trump and argued the public should hear it.
- Reporting says the public may still hear Smith’s account of his investigations through congressional proceedings.
- After Trump’s 2024 win, Smith sought dismissal of the election-interference case under DOJ policy, and Judge Tanya Chutkan granted it without prejudice.
- Coverage emphasizes that Smith’s actions reflected the policy against prosecuting a sitting president, not a view that the election or Mar-a-Lago cases lacked merit.