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House Republicans did the right thing this week by issuing a formal subpoena to former special counsel Jack Smith, demanding a deposition on December 17 and documents by December 12, 2025. The American people deserve answers about how two politically explosive prosecutions were handled and whether Justice Department power was wielded as a partisan cudgel. Oversight is not revenge; it is the constitutional duty of Congress to ensure equal justice under the law.
Smith had offered to appear publicly weeks ago, yet the committee chose a closed-door deposition to press for documents and precise answers rather than theatrical hearings. That decision should not be spun into a smear; Republicans are trying to get to the bottom of prosecutorial decisions without feeding the media circus that benefits the left. Smith’s counsel has said he will comply, which is exactly what should happen when a lawful subpoena is issued.
Let’s be blunt: after years of watching the Department of Justice target conservatives, Americans are rightly skeptical of unelected prosecutors operating in secret. If Smith and his team acted appropriately, full, rigorous answers will vindicate them and restore confidence. If not, there must be accountability — not for politics, but for the rule of law Americans actually trust.
Republicans have specific, serious questions to ask, including why Smith authorized subpoenas for toll records tied to Republican lawmakers around January 6 and how those investigative choices were justified. That move raised legitimate concerns among civil libertarians and members of Congress about overreach and the chilling of congressional oversight. The committee is owed a clear accounting of those investigative steps and the legal basis for them.
Democrats and the leftist media howl about secrecy, but their outrage reeks of self-interest; they didn’t care about leaks when those leaks served their narrative. The choice to take testimony in private is a tactical move to prevent selective, out-of-context releases that would be spun into manufactured scandals. Public accountability matters, but so does ensuring that testimony isn’t weaponized by a hostile press corps to re-litigate cases in the court of public opinion.
Make no mistake: these prosecutions were historic and consequential, and the people must know why decisions were made to wind down certain aspects when they were. The legal record shows parts of the cases were shelved when presidential transitions and DOJ policies intervened, which is precisely why Congress needs a transparent review of the facts. This is not spectacle — it is necessary, measured oversight to protect future administrations and ordinary Americans from arbitrary prosecutions.
Conservative Americans should cheer this subpoena and demand thorough, principled questioning of anyone who used federal power for political ends. Stand with the committee as it pursues the truth and resist the predictable cries from the left that any inquiry equals a witch hunt; real oversight is the antidote to abuse. The next steps — full compliance, document production, and clear answers — will show whether our institutions are restoring balance or remaining dangerously politicized.
