Chairman Jordan has denied Special Counsel Jack Smith’s offer to speak publicly to the whole Congress and the whole country about his investigations into Donald Trump, instead demanding he comply with a subpoena for a closed-door, private session simply so Republicans can spin, distort, and cherry-pick his remarks through press leaks. What are our colleagues so afraid of, that they won’t let the American people hear directly from the Special Counsel?
— Fresh off House Judiciary Committee chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio)’s announcement that former special counsel Jack Smith would comply with a House subpoena, but that it would be handled behind closed doors, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) lashed out at the lack of transparency. Jordan sought the testimony of the special counsel responsible for the prosecution of Donald Trump in October, accusing Smith of having “sought to silence President Trump by restricting his public statements about the case, conducted an unnecessary and abusive raid of his residence, attempted to improperly pressure defense counsel with the promise of political patronage, and manipulated key evidence in the investigation.” Smith’s legal team responded with the offer of a public hearing, “Given the many mischaracterizations of Mr. Smith’s investigation into President Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents and role in attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election, Mr. Smith respectfully requests the opportunity to testify in open hearings before the House and Senate Judiciary Committees,” but that level of openness is apparently a no-go for Republicans.
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