WASHINGTON — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan on Tuesday demanded former special counsel Jack Smith provide testimony and documents about his “partisan and politically motivated prosecutions” against President Trump.

Jordan blasted Smith’s handling of two federal indictments of the 45th and 47th president, and argued his testimony is necessary to understand the “full extent to which the Biden-Harris Justice Department weaponized federal law enforcement.”

“Your team sought to silence President Trump by restricting his public statements about the case, conducted an unnecessary and abusive raid of his residence, attempted to improperly pressure defense counsel with the promise of political patronage, and manipulated key evidence in the investigation,” the Ohio Republican wrote in a scathing letter to Smith.

“These actions undermined the integrity of the criminal justice system and violated the core responsibility of federal prosecutors to do justice.”

Jordan, who also chairs a subcommittee on government weaponization, gave Smith a deadline of Oct. 28 to turn over the documents and schedule a time for a transcribed interview before his panel.

The demand comes on the heels of revelations that the FBI examined phone records of eight Republican senators under Smith’s watch.

The special counsel oversaw the Justice Department’s two prosecutions of Trump, one for hoarding national security documents and one for a purported unlawful attempt to remain in power following his 2020 election loss.

As Jordan referenced, Smith’s team sought gag orders against Trump in both cases and at one point, won a limited order in the election subversion case to bar Trump from lashing out a witnesses, court staff, and their families. 

Smith’s team was unsuccessful in getting a gag order in the Mar-a-Lago case.

After Trump’s November election win, the DOJ dropped its two cases against Trump. The now-former special counsel has maintained that Trump would have been convicted in both cases had they made trial. 

Tuesday marked the first known instance that Smith has been summoned before a congressional panel. The Ohio Republican noted that several of Smith’s deputies— Jay Bratt, J.P. Cooney, and Thomas Windom — have relied on their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination when asked to explain their actions.

The Judiciary committee is requesting that Smith turn over all material and communications pertaining to the order that elevated him to special counsel in the fall of 2022, correspondence with the Biden administration, and all work documentation sent or received during his time as special counsel. 

“As the Special Counsel, you are ultimately responsible for the prosecutorial misconduct and constitutional abuses of your office,” Jordan warned. 

“Your misdeeds were so flagrant that the Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility confirmed to the Committee in November 2024 that it had opened an inquiry into the tactics of your office.”

The Judiciary Committee had previously sent Smith several requests for documents, but he failed to respond, according to Jordan.