House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan formally summoned ex-special counsel Jack Smith to appear for a deposition and answer questions about his probe of President Trump that led to two separate federal prosecutions of the once and future commander in chief.

“Due to your service as Special Counsel, the Committee believes that you possess information that is vital to its oversight of this matter,” Jordan explained in a letter accompanying the Wednesday subpoena.

Jordan (R-Ohio) had demanded in October that Smith voluntarily answer questions and furnish key documents to his panel.

Smith has publicly defended his investigation and prosecutions of Trump, contending that a jury would have convicted the 45th and 47th president of unlawfully conspiring to overturn the 2020 election resu

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