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Jack Smith faces public grilling on Capitol Hill about Trump prosecutions

Jack Smith appears for public testimony Thursday before House Republicans after closed-door deposition, facing questions about subpoenaing phone records.

FormerspecialcounselJackSmithissettoappearThursdayonCapitolHillforatelevisedhearing,duringwhichhewillfacequestionsfromHouseJudiciaryCommitteeRepublicansandDemocratsabouthistwoprosecutionsofPresidentDonaldTrump. Republicans,ledbyChairmanJimJordan,R-Ohio,areexpectedtolevelallegationsatSmiththathebroughtpoliticizedcriminalchargesagainstaleadingpresidentialcandidatetointerferewiththe2024election. Smith’sappearancewillmarkthesecondtimeinasmanymonthsthathehasansweredquestionsbeforetheRepublican-ledcommitteeafterhesatforaneight-hourdepositionbehindcloseddoorsinDecember. JACKSMITHSUBPOENAEDFORDEPOSITIONWITHHOUSEJUDICIARYCOMMITTEE Smithhaslongwantedtospeakpubliclyabouthiswork,andTrump,whohassaidSmithisa“thug”whobelongsinjail,saidintheOvalOfficelastyearthathewantedthesame. “I’dratherseehimtestifypubliclybecausethere’snowayhe