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Jordan Agrees to Public Hearing With Jack Smith as Early as February

The decision answers Smith’s call for open testimony, setting up a politically charged examination of his Trump cases.

U.S. Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) walks on the day of former U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith's closed-door deposition as part of a House Judiciary Committee inquiry into his now-dismissed cases against U.S. President Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results and his retention of classified documents, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 17, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt

Overview

  • Chairman Jim Jordan said he will invite Jack Smith to testify publicly before the House Judiciary Committee, with timing expected in the coming weeks.
  • Reporting indicates the hearing could take place as early as February, though the schedule has not been finalized.
  • Smith previously testified for roughly nine hours behind closed doors in December, and Republicans later released a transcript and video of that session.
  • In that deposition, Smith said he had evidence to prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt and rejected claims of political or White House influence.
  • Smith’s probes produced more than 40 federal charges related to classified documents and efforts to overturn the 2020 election, cases that ended after Trump won a second term as Democrats hailed the move to a public forum and Republicans scrutinized his tactics, including seeking GOP lawmakers’ phone records.