Smith
(Photo
by
Tom
Brenner
for
The
Washington
Post
via
Getty
Images)
Chairman
Jordan
has
denied
Special
Counsel
Jack
Smith’s
offer
to
speak
publicly
to
the
whole
Congress
and
the
whole
country
about
his
investigations
into
Donald
Trump,
instead
demanding
he
comply
with
a
subpoena
for
a
closed-door,
private
session
simply
so
Republicans
can
spin,
distort,
and
cherry-pick
his
remarks
through
press
leaks.
What
are
our
colleagues
so
afraid
of,
that
they
won’t
let
the
American
people
hear
directly
from
the
Special
Counsel?
—
Fresh
off
House
Judiciary
Committee
chair
Jim
Jordan
(R-Ohio)’s
announcement
that
former
special
counsel
Jack
Smith
would
comply
with
a
House
subpoena,
but
that
it
would
be
handled
behind
closed
doors,
Rep.
Jamie
Raskin
(D-Md.)
lashed
out
at
the
lack
of
transparency.
Jordan
sought
the
testimony
of
the
special
counsel
responsible
for
the
prosecution
of
Donald
Trump
in
October,
accusing
Smith
of
having
“sought
to
silence
President
Trump
by
restricting
his
public
statements
about
the
case,
conducted
an
unnecessary
and
abusive
raid
of
his
residence,
attempted
to
improperly
pressure
defense
counsel
with
the
promise
of
political
patronage,
and
manipulated
key
evidence
in
the
investigation.”
Smith’s
legal
team
responded
with
the
offer
of
a
public
hearing,
“Given
the
many
mischaracterizations
of
Mr.
Smith’s
investigation
into
President
Trump’s
alleged
mishandling
of
classified
documents
and
role
in
attempting
to
overturn
the
results
of
the
2020
election,
Mr.
Smith
respectfully
requests
the
opportunity
to
testify
in
open
hearings
before
the
House
and
Senate
Judiciary
Committees,”
but
that
level
of
openness
is
apparently
a
no-go
for
Republicans.