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The House Judiciary Committee has scheduled former special counsel Jack Smith to testify publicly on January 22, 2026, a move Republicans say is long overdue as they continue to peel back the layers of a politically charged investigation. This hearing will be the public follow-up to closed-door questioning and represents a rare chance for Americans to see the evidence — or lack of it — laid out in open view.
Smith’s work as special counsel targeted President Trump on two fronts — classified documents at Mar-a-Lago and alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election — and he already sat for a lengthy private deposition that left more questions than answers for many conservatives. Republicans rightly point out that despite the dramatic headlines, what has been presented publicly so far has not matched the certainty with which prosecutions were once threatened.
Florida Rep. Laurel Lee — speaking on Sunday Night in America — did what too few in Washington dare to do: she called out the DOJ’s approach as a contortion of the law and stressed that there has been no direct proof made available to justify the extraordinary use of prosecutorial power. Her frustration echoes what millions of Americans feel: the rules are being twisted to target a political opponent while ordinary citizens would never face such treatment.
Make no mistake, Democrats and their media allies have framed this entire saga as a foregone conclusion, but Republicans have a duty to expose selective enforcement and procedural theatricality. Many on the right note the glaring contrast between Smith’s aggressive pursuit of President Trump and the far softer treatment President Biden received over his own classified documents episode — a disparity that screams double standard to anyone who values equal justice under law.
Giving Jack Smith a public platform is a gamble for Republicans only if they haven’t prepared to press him on the most damning holes in his work: reliance on hearsay, sweeping subpoenas for lawmakers’ phone records, and decisions that now look like political theater. The committee must use this moment not to grandstand, but to demand specifics and to force clarity on how investigative powers were used — and whether they were abused.
Congress should also insist that the full record be made available to the American people, including the unredacted findings that remain sealed in parts of the special counsel’s report. The public deserves to know why such aggressive prosecutorial steps were taken and whether career prosecutors or political appointees steered the ship into partisan waters. Republicans on the Judiciary Committee should push for transparency and accountability — not applause lines.
Hardworking Americans are tired of seeing justice weaponized and of elites who play by one set of rules while the rest of us are expected to be quiet and obedient. This hearing is a chance for patriots to demand fairness, for lawmakers to do their jobs, and for the truth to be aired — loudly, clearly, and without the usual media spin. If Washington won’t respect the rule of law, the people must insist upon it.
