House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, has subpoenaed former Special Counsel Jack Smith for a closed-door deposition scheduled for December 17, 2025, as part of the committee’s ongoing oversight of Smith’s investigations involving President Donald Trump.

Jordan also issued a subpoena requiring Smith to produce documents related to his work as special counsel.

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In a letter to Smith, Jordan wrote, “The Committee on the Judiciary is continuing to conduct oversight of the operations of the Office of Special Counsel you led—specifically, your team’s prosecutions of President Donald J. Trump and his co-defendants. Due to your service as Special Counsel, the Committee believes that you possess information that is vital to its oversight of this matter.”

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Jordan said the scheduling followed communication with Smith’s legal team.

“Based upon communications with your counsel, we understand that you are available to testify at a deposition on December 17, 2025. Accordingly, please find enclosed a testimonial subpoena for a deposition at 10:00 a.m. on December 17, 2025 and a document subpoena for the requested materials to be produced to the Committee by December 12, 2025,” the letter stated.

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Smith’s attorney responded to CBS News, saying, “Nearly six weeks ago Jack offered to voluntarily appear before the House Judiciary committee in an open hearing to answer any questions lawmakers have about his investigation into President Trump’s alleged efforts to unlawfully overturn the election results and retention of classified documents. We are disappointed that offer was rejected, and that the American people will be denied the opportunity to hear directly from Jack on these topics.”

Fox News reported that the subpoena escalates the committee’s inquiry. Jordan directed Smith to appear on December 17, citing Smith’s prior role and the information the committee believes he can provide.

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The deposition will take place behind closed doors.

House and Senate Republicans have focused on Smith’s election-related investigation of Trump, describing the scope of the probe as involving hundreds of Republican lawmakers, GOP groups, Trump associates and media organizations.

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Smith publicly discussed his work in October during a conversation at the University of London with Andrew Weissmann.

Smith defended his team and rejected claims of political influence, saying, “These are team players who don’t want to do anything but good in the world. They’re not interested in politics. I get very concerned when I see how easy it is to demonize these people for political ends when these are the very sort of people I think we should be celebrating.”

Smith was appointed special counsel in 2022 by Attorney General Merrick Garland one day after Trump announced his 2024 presidential bid.

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In August 2022, federal agents executed a search at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence.

In June 2023, Smith charged Trump in Miami with 37 federal counts involving the handling of presidential records.

The charges included 31 counts under the Espionage Act and additional counts related to alleged process offenses.

In a separate Washington, D.C., case, Smith charged Trump with four counts: conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights.

Smith has said the claim that political motives influenced his work is “absolutely ludicrous.”

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Last summer, Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed Smith’s classified-documents case, citing issues involving the appointment and funding of the special counsel. Smith’s D.C. case was later dismissed after President Trump won the 2024 presidential election.

 

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