Overview

• House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan asked former special counsel Jack Smith to schedule a private interview by Oct. 28 and to turn over all records tied to his work on President Trump.
• Jordan warned he could subpoena Smith if he declines to testify or withhold documents, framing the request as oversight of alleged politicization at the Justice Department.
• Eighteen Senate Republicans led by Sen. Chuck Grassley separately pressed the DOJ and FBI for materials on subpoenas that obtained toll records for eight GOP senators and urged unsealing if courts are needed.
• Reports describe the toll records as call metadata rather than content, a common investigative tool that has raised constitutional concerns when applied to lawmakers.
• Smith previously brought cases related to the 2020 election and classified documents that were later dismissed under DOJ policy on charging a sitting president, and some of his deputies have invoked the Fifth Amendment in committee interviews.