Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith is set to testify publicly next week about his investigations into President Donald Trump that resulted in two indictments. The Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, congressman Jim Jordan of Ohio, told Fox News Channel on Monday that Smith would appear before the panel on Jan. 22. A spokesman for Smith on Tuesday confirmed the committee hearing. Smith has already testified behind closed doors before the committee. A transcript of that private deposition shows Smith told lawmakers the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol “does not happen” without Trump. The Republican president says the Justice Department was weaponized against him.
