Jack Smith subpoenaed for deposition with House Judiciary Committee
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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan subpoenaed former special counsel Jack Smith for a December 17 deposition regarding his Trump investigations.
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"Due to your service as Special Counsel, the Committee believes that you possess information that is vital to its oversight of this matter," Jordan wrote in a letter accompanying his request.
The forthcoming deposition, which is set to take place behind closed doors, comes as House and Senate Republicans have zeroed in on Smith's election-related investigation of Trump, describing it as a scandal that unnecessarily swept up hundreds of Republican lawmakers, GOP entities, Trump allies and media outlets as part of the probe.
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