ICYMI: Grassley Invites Jack Smith to Testify Before Senate Judiciary Committee

Jack Smith invited to testify before Senate next month
August 3, 2026
POLITICO

Jack Smith, the former special counsel who brought criminal charges against President Donald Trump, has been invited to testify Sept. 22 before the Senate Judiciary Committee, according to an invitation from Chair Chuck Grassley reviewed by POLITICO.

Smith previously testified before the House Judiciary Committee in January, but Grassley (R-Iowa) and his team have been probing Smith and his investigations for months.

Grassley recently revealed that Smith obtained text messages that 44 members of Congress sent to White House officials during the waning months of Trump's first term leading up to and around the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.

Grassley's texts were among those accessed by Smith's team, along with Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.)

"In the process of a deeply flawed, weaponized investigation, Jack Smith subpoenaed phone toll records from a dozen senators, scooped up text messages from over 40 members of Congress, and subpoenaed the private communications and financial records of hundreds of other Republican entities and individuals," Grassley said in a statement.

"He needs to answer directly to Congress for his actions," Grassley added. "Smith has requested to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee, and our committee looks forward to hearing from him as part of Congress' investigation into Arctic Frost and his time as Special Counsel. Smith must be honest and forthcoming in his answers, because the American people deserve nothing less than full transparency and accountability."

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