"Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Van Heusen) has subpoenaed former special counsel Jack Smith, and because Congressman Jordan has no real guts, has requested he appear in a closed session. From Politico: Smith's lawyer Peter Koski said in a statement that his client looked forward to meeting with the panel later this month but that he regretted he could not appear in a public setting."
"Nearly six weeks ago Jack offered to voluntarily appear before the House Judiciary committee in an open hearing to answer any questions lawmakers have about his investigation into President Trump's alleged efforts to unlawfully overturn the election results and retention of classified documents, Koski said. We are disappointed that offer was rejected, and that the American people will be denied the opportunity to hear directly from Jack on these topics."
"For all the current bafflegab about Republicans who are distancing themselves from the president, there's one issue onto which they have chained themselves with the strongest steel: Allegations that the president attempted to overturn the 2020 election. Their efforts on his behalf run the gamut, from John Thune's bankrolling of lawsuits on behalf of colleagues in which the FBI took an understandable interest to Jordan's quixotic pursuit of the investigators themselves."
Rep. Jim Jordan issued a subpoena for former special counsel Jack Smith and requested a closed-session appearance. Smith's lawyer said Smith had offered to testify publicly weeks earlier and regretted the inability to appear in an open hearing. The legal and political maneuvers align with sustained Republican efforts to defend President Trump on allegations of attempting to overturn the 2020 election. Those efforts include financial backing of lawsuits and aggressive inquiries into investigators. Rep. Elise Stefanik secured a provision pressuring congressional disclosure when the FBI opens counterintelligence investigations into presidential and federal candidates.
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