Jack Smith tells Congress he wants to testify publicly

[Seymour Flops]

He'd have to get permission for public or behind closed doors, from the doj....is my understanding of it.....

Exactly.

So, his plan is to go in front of Congress, have Democrat members use their five minutes to praise him and excoriate Donald Trump. When it is the Republicans' turns to ask questions, he'll claim that he is not allowed to talk about it.

By law he had to report his special counsel investigation to Bondi and she was to release a redacted version to the public, as was released on the special counsel election subversion investigation by AG Garland, the classified document investigation report was finished right at the very last days of Biden and passed to Bondi to release the redacted version to the public. She has not done so, as of yet...9 months after she was suppose to do.

Why didn't Garland release it?

 

[berg80]

Exactly.

So, his plan is to go in front of Congress, have Democrat members use their five minutes to praise him and excoriate Donald Trump. When it is the Republicans' turns to ask questions, he'll claim that he is not allowed to talk about it.

Dear Chairmen Jordan and Grassley:

We have received Chairman Jordan’s October 14, 2025, letter and are aware of Chairman Grassley’s interest in testimony from our client, Jack Smith. 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.

During the investigation of President Trump, Mr. Smith steadfastly adhered to established legal standards and Department of Justice guidelines, consistent with his approach throughout his career as a dedicated public servant. He is prepared to answer questions about the Special Counsel’s investigation and prosecution, but requires assurance from the Department of Justice that he will not be punished for doing so. To that end, Mr. Smith needs guidance from the Department of Justice regarding federal grand jury secrecy requirements and authorization on the matters he may speak to regarding, among other things, Volume II of the Final Report of the Special Counsel, which is not publicly available. In addition, to provide full and accurate answers to your questions, Mr. Smith requires access to the Special Counsel files, which he no longer has the ability to access.

With the guidance and access described above, Mr. Smith is available to testify in an open hearing at your earliest convenience.

Jack Smith letter requesting to testify

CNN

www.documentcloud.org

He wants to confront the Repub's lies about him in person and in public.

 

[Seymour Flops]

He wants to confront the Repub's lies about him in person and in public.

He wants to avoid being questioned by lawyers with no time limits and no Democrats taking five minutes each to praise him.

He is taking the 5th, which is his right, but it dont make him a hero.

 

[berg80]

He wants to avoid being questioned by lawyers with no time limits and no Democrats taking five minutes each to praise him.

He is taking the 5th, which is his right, but it dont make him a hero.

You just characterized his request to answer questions in a public setting in order to get the facts on the record as taking the 5th. Orwell would be so proud of you for claiming up is down.

 

[Seymour Flops]

You just characterized his request to answer questions in a public setting in order to get the facts on the record as taking the 5th. Orwell would be so proud of you for claiming up is down.

Refusing to answer questions in a transcribed interview as so many other Biden staffers have done requires taking the fifth.

Congress is exercising their oversight duty, power, and authority. A former special prosecutor does not get to dictate terms for that.

 

[hadit]

In-person review: Congress members can review an unredacted version of the report that contains the grand jury information by entering a secure facility known as a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF).

And if they're democrats, they can take documents out stuffed in their socks.

 

[berg80]

Refusing to answer questions in a transcribed interview as so many other Biden staffers have done requires taking the fifth.

Congress is exercising their oversight duty, power, and authority. A former special prosecutor does not get to dictate terms for that.

He requested that the testimony be given in public. There's a reason for that. Namely, to draw more attention to Repub misinformation about him and the investigation in to trump.

Repub's in Congress are selectively exercising their oversight duty, power, and authority when doing so gives them the opportunity to serve trump's purposes. Otherwise, they are allowing the regime to get away with murder........literally.

 

[CowboyTed]

He doesn't really want to testify publicly. He wants the MSM to spin the testimony in his favor. Jack Smith is a liar and a lowlife. I even doubt that his name is really Jack Smith.

Then call his bluff...

Please do that... Jack Smith will eat them for breakfast, they know that too..

 

[CowboyTed]

He requested that the testimony be given in public. There's a reason for that. Namely, to draw more attention to Repub misinformation about him and the investigation in to trump.

Repub's in Congress are selectively exercising their oversight duty, power, and authority when doing so gives them the opportunity to serve trump's purposes. Otherwise, they are allowing the regime to get away with murder........literally.

In truth, if GOP Congress was smart, they would let him testify... Jack Smith would humiliate Trump... They just need to let that happen...
A weakened Trump means GOP Congress and Senate might get some balls back... Trump is determined to drive GOP over a cliff or have a coup... Any reasonable GOP Conservative don't really want Trump, they need to subtly get him out of the way...

A lot of GOP representatives know what would happen if they spoke out... Trump and MAGA target them and they get primaried..
You have to be a little more subtly, make mistakes that allow Jack Smith to speak... They have MAGA cultists who think they could beat Trump...

Do we remember when Try Gowdy was trying to take on Hillary Clinton? The boy was schooled... He was way out of his depth...

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article41848482.html

 

[berg80]

In truth, if GOP Congress was smart, they would let him testify... Jack Smith would humiliate Trump... They just need to let that happen...

Every decision they make is made out of fear. Fear they won't be re-elected because while the orange piece of shit's approval rating is in the hopper with Dem's and independents The Following (the Repub constituency that votes for them) is still devoted to him.

 

[Zincwarrior]

IMHO, Jordan is grandstanding. He ain't going to get shit from Smith, he's a lawyer, right? Lawyers know how to talk all day disparaging somebody (Trump in this case) without incriminating himself. Jordan and the GOP would be nuts to give him a public forum.

Some might say that Smith started this when he went after Trump. It was a victimless charge that wouldn't have been brought if Trump had not run for re-election last year. It was political lawfare and now we see tit for tat. It was bullshit then and it's bullshit now, nothing more than partisan politics that isn't going to change any minds.

Yes Jordan has called for approximately 356 investigations at this point.

 

[berg80]

IMHO, Jordan is grandstanding. He ain't going to get shit from Smith, he's a lawyer, right? Lawyers know how to talk all day disparaging somebody (Trump in this case) without incriminating himself. Jordan and the GOP would be nuts to give him a public forum.

Some might say that Smith started this when he went after Trump. It was a victimless charge that wouldn't have been brought if Trump had not run for re-election last year. It was political lawfare and now we see tit for tat. It was bullshit then and it's bullshit now, nothing more than partisan politics that isn't going to change any minds.

Hopefully, the facts can change yours.

https://www.justice.gov/storage/Report-of-Special-Counsel-Smith-Volume-1-January-2025.pdf

 

[schmidlap]

Hyper-partisans and their propaganda outlets demonizing Jack Smith is no substitute for his sworn public testimony.

The Trump cult fears Smith's engaging Trump toadies under oath,

 

[CowboyTed]

IMHO, Jordan is grandstanding. He ain't going to get shit from Smith, he's a lawyer, right? Lawyers know how to talk all day disparaging somebody (Trump in this case) without incriminating himself. Jordan and the GOP would be nuts to give him a public forum.

Jordan has thrown down the gaunt... Jordan ain't that smart... Smith will eat him for breakfast...

Some might say that Smith started this when he went after Trump. It was a victimless charge that wouldn't have been brought if Trump had not run for re-election last year. It was political lawfare and now we see tit for tat. It was bullshit then and it's bullshit now, nothing more than partisan politics that isn't going to change any minds.

What do you mean victimless...

He tried to organise a coop... He tried to swindle the US Citizen out of their votes...


He also took government top secret documents and refused to return them

 

[Seymour Flops]

He requested that the testimony be given in public. There's a reason for that. Namely, to draw more attention to Repub misinformation about him and the investigation in to trump.

Repub's in Congress are selectively exercising their oversight duty, power, and authority when doing so gives them the opportunity to serve trump's purposes. Otherwise, they are allowing the regime to get away with murder........literally.

Selective?

Boo-freaking-hoo!

Smith selectively gathered phone records on republican senators and republican senators only.

That gander sauce never tastes like you thought it did foes it?

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Hopefully, the facts can change yours.

https://www.justice.gov/storage/Report-of-Special-Counsel-Smith-Volume-1-January-2025.pdf

the facts are that Smith and his pet Judge spied on republican senators for no reason and passed that info to Biden Admin

 

[Zincwarrior]

Jack Smith has no power over congress.

He has the power to tell them to suck it and not testify to anything other than repeatedly reciting the Fifth Amendment.

 

[WEATHER53]

Let the Jack yap begin
He’s such an insane zealot that the self destruction will be Great to watch

 

[Seymour Flops]

He requested that the testimony be given in public. There's a reason for that. Namely, to draw more attention to Repub misinformation about him and the investigation in to trump.

What misinformation?

Did he or did he not obtain phone records of Republican Senators?

He wants it to be a show, where Democrat Senators can kiss his ass and express their TDS.

He does NOT want a fact-finding interview where he could explain his actions.

Repub's in Congress are selectively exercising their oversight duty, power, and authority when doing so gives them the opportunity to serve trump's purposes. Otherwise, they are allowing the regime to get away with murder........literally.

Your tears fulfill me.

 

[Marener]

Did he or did he not obtain phone records of Republican Senators?

Yes. He did so legally as part of an investigation into criminal activity.

There have been numerous lies about this. Some people are saying he tapped phones. Some are saying he did so illegally. Some are saying it wasn’t done for any reason.

All lies.