The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled former special counsel jack smith to testify in Washington on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 9:00 a.m. ET, according to the committee’s public hearings calendar listing a “Oversight of Jack Smith’s Abuse of Authority” slot in Room 216.
The committee’s online schedule shows the hearing time and room assignment and lists the hearing as an oversight session about Jack Smith; committee materials on the same page identify the panel as the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, D.C.
News outlets that reported on the invitation note that Smith had been asked to testify in late September after Senate leaders extended an invitation in early August; those reports said the invitation was part of a broader review of Smith’s prosecutions and related matters.
The planned hearing follows earlier congressional testimony by Smith this year before the House Judiciary Committee, which media reports have covered as background to the Senate appearance.
Why it matters: the listing places the event on the Senate Judiciary Committee’s public calendar and frames the session as oversight, which signals senators intend to question Smith about his work rather than conduct a classified briefing. Media coverage of the invitation said the hearing stems from Republican interest in Smith’s prosecutions and investigative choices.
Sources
- United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary — hearing calendar entry listing “Oversight of Jack Smith’s Abuse of Authority and the Targeting of Republicans and Related Matters,” Sept. 29 at 9:00 a.m., Room 216.
- Deseret News — reported that the committee invited Jack Smith to testify in late September; story noted the invitation was publicized in early August.
- AOL — reported that Jack Smith will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee and cited the scheduled date in late September.
