House Republicans Subpoena Jack Smith Over Prosecutions of Trump

[choie]

Be careful what you wish for, orange piggy.

Lawmakers requested a closed-door interview with Mr. Smith, but the president quickly weighed in, calling for public testimony from the special counsel.

House Judiciary Committee Republicans on Wednesday subpoenaed Jack Smith, the special counsel who prosecuted President Trump, for a closed-door interview this month, but lawmakers were swiftly blindsided by Mr. Trump’s fiery demand that Mr. Smith face a public grilling.

“I’d rather see him testify publicly,” Mr. Trump told reporters at the White House after attacking Mr. Smith as a “thug” and “a sick man.”

In doing so, Mr. Trump, who has called for Mr. Smith’s imprisonment, upended the best-laid plans of Republican lawmakers to confront Mr. Smith and deny the disciplined former special counsel a televised platform to present his rationale for charging the president for trying to overturn the 2020 election and retain classified documents.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/us/politics/house-republicans-subpoena-jack-smith-over-prosecutions-of-trump.html

[Scrivener7]

1. I wold LOVE to see him testify publicly.

[Raven123]

4. Smith has already said he wanted to testify publicly.

It will be interesting to see how this unfolds

[lame54]

2. Great. Give him a public format

[everyonematters]

3. Trump's delusions are digging him deeper holes. The people want answers to affordability, and they are getting this.

[underpants]

5. He's lost. You are right.

[Emile]

6. Jack Smith is not Garland. Trump screwed himself

on this one.

[canetoad]

7. That's fantastic

Everybody can watch. K&R

[Brother Buzz]

8. C-SPAN, Baby! I wonder if the networks will cover it, too

[D_Master81]

9. We all know how this would go

The Republican line of questioning from every member would spend the whole time blockading and posturing, trying to cast doubt on him without actually asking any real questions.