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House GOP Summons Special Counsel Amid Trump Prosecutions

10/15/2025

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House Judiciary Committee Republicans summoned special counsel Jack Smith to testify by October 28 on his prosecutions of Donald Trump, labeling them partisan.
Jim Jordan, committee chairman, accused Smith of abusive surveillance and misconduct, citing a complaint against a national security official in the Florida documents case.
Democrats criticized the accusations, noting the timing of Smith's indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James after Trump's calls for her prosecution.

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House Judiciary Committee Republicans summoned special counsel Jack Smith to testify by October 28 on his prosecutions of Donald Trump, labeling them partisan.
Jim Jordan, committee chairman, accused Smith of abusive surveillance and misconduct, citing a complaint against a national security official in the Florida documents case.
Democrats criticized the accusations, noting the timing of Smith's indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James after Trump's calls for her prosecution.