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BumRushDaShow

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Fri Jan 9, 2026, 06:46 PM Friday

Jack Smith to testify publicly before House Judiciary Committee as soon as this month

Source: CBS News

January 9, 2026 / 1:57 PM EST


Washington — Former special counsel Jack Smith is expected to testify publicly in front of the House Judiciary Committee as soon as this month. GOP Rep. Jim Jordan, the committee's chairman, told Politico on Friday that he would invite Smith to testify in the coming weeks. A source familiar with the planning confirmed that timeline to CBS News.

Last month, Smith testified in a closed-door deposition for roughly nine hours on Capitol Hill before the committee, which is probing Smith's actions during his time as special counsel in the Biden administration.

The committee is investigating what it claims were the "politically motivated" prosecutions of President Trump that Smith oversaw. Republicans on the committee have ramped up their criticism of investigative steps Smith and his office took, including their move to obtain phone records of sitting Republican lawmakers.

Smith's two investigations into Mr. Trump resulted in more than 40 federal charges. The first alleged he unlawfully held onto government documents marked classified after leaving the White House in 2021, and the second stemmed from his alleged efforts to subvert the transfer of power after the 2020 election. Both cases were brought to an end after Mr. Trump won a second term in November 2024.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jack-smith-testifying-house-judiciary-committee/

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Jack Smith to testify publicly before House Judiciary Committee as soon as this month (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Friday OP
YES! yellow dahlia Friday #1
Why would Republicans allow this?? NoMoreRepugs Friday #2
Since the cases are defunct, a distraction from the Epstein Files? BumRushDaShow Friday #3
Some dem on the committee should ask him if there were any Epstein Files in the casche at Maralgo. Volaris Friday #6
+1 BumRushDaShow Friday #7
He can't stop punching himself in the face?? Bev54 Friday #4
CBS will probably pre-empt it with some stupid shit from Bari Weiss mdbl Friday #5
I'm sorry skydive forever Friday #8

Volaris

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6. Some dem on the committee should ask him if there were any Epstein Files in the casche at Maralgo.
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 09:11 PM
Friday

mdbl

(8,129 posts)
5. CBS will probably pre-empt it with some stupid shit from Bari Weiss
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 09:04 PM
Friday

Maybe she can interview Steve Bannon or even Tucker Carlson.

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