Former Special Counsel Jack Smith is requesting to testify in open, public hearings before the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, as reported by Fox News Digital. His attorneys claim that Smith is seeking this opportunity to clarify the nature of his investigation into President Trump’s handling of classified documents and his alleged role in the 2020 election. Smith’s team emphasized that they adhere to legal standards and DOJ guidelines, and they require DOJ guidance on grand jury secrecy requirements to proceed with the testimony. Smith’s lawyers have also highlighted that he needs access to the Special Counsel files, which he no longer has the ability to access. The attorney letter was sent to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, following the latter’s demand for the release of documents on Smith’s decision to subpoena telecommunications companies for phone records of several Senate Republicans during his probe into the January 6, 2021, events.
The letter from Smith’s attorneys comes after Jordan, R-Ohio, requested Smith appear for a closed-door transcribed interview and provide all records from his work related to President Donald Trump. The letter also comes after Grassley, R-Iowa, and nearly two dozen Senate Republicans demanded that the Department of Justice and FBI release documents on Smith’s decision to subpoena telecommunications companies for phone records of a number of Senate Republicans during his probe into Jan. 6, 2021.
Fox News Digital exclusively reported earlier in October that Smith tracked the private communications and phone calls of GOP senators such as Lindsey Graham, Marsha Blackburn, Ron Johnson, Josh Hawley, Cynthia Lummis, Bill Hagerty, Dan Sullivan, Tommy Tuberville, and GOP Rep. Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania as part of his