House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan has issued a formal subpoena to former special counsel Jack Smith, demanding that he sit for a deposition and turn over documents related to the federal investigations he led into President Donald Trump.
According to the New York Post, Jordan, an Ohio Republican, sent the subpoena on Wednesday, saying Smith “possess[es] information that is vital” to the committee’s oversight efforts.
The move marks an escalation in Jordan’s months-long attempt to scrutinize the origins, methods, and decision-making behind the two federal cases brought against Trump.
Jordan previously requested that Smith voluntarily provide testimony and documents in October.
Smith, however, has consistently defended the work he oversaw, arguing that his team had built strong cases concerning allegations that Trump conspired to overturn the 2020 election and mishandled national security documents at Mar-a-Lago.
He has maintained that a conviction would have been secured “had Trump not won a second non-consecutive term last year.”
The subpoena orders Smith to appear for a deposition on Dec. 17 and to supply the requested documents by Dec. 12.
The committee has also targeted several of Smith’s former top deputies, including Thomas Windom, whom Jordan referred to the Justice Department for potential prosecution last month.
Smith had previously offered to testify publicly before both the House and Senate Judiciary Committees. Jordan’s team rejected that offer, a decision Smith’s attorney Peter Koski criticized in a statement responding to the subpoena.
“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,” Koski said. “Jack looks forward to meeting with the committee later this month to discuss his work and clarify the various misconceptions about his investigation.”
Along with testimony, Jordan’s subpoena seeks communications and records generated during Smith’s tenure as special counsel.
The request arrives at a moment when additional details about Smith’s probe continue to emerge publicly — including disclosures that the FBI’s Arctic Frost investigation, which Smith eventually took over, gathered phone records from 10 Republican members of Congress.
The confrontation sets the stage for a high-stakes closed-door interview later this month, ensuring that Smith’s decisions — and the broader federal effort to prosecute Trump — will remain under intense scrutiny on Capitol Hill.
