The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee in the United States has subpoenaed former Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith , who led the two federal prosecutions of President Donald Trump.

The announcement on Wednesday came despite Smith previously volunteering to appear for an open meeting with the Republican-led panel, which is probing the indictments against Trump.

“Due to your service as Special Counsel, the Committee believes that you possess information that is vital to its oversight of this matter,” committee chairman Republican Jim Jordan wrote in a letter to Smith.

Jordan also asked Smith to produce records for the committee in addition to his testimony. Smith has been summoned for a closed-door interview later this month.

One of the federal indictments that

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