Fox News reported in August that former Special Counsel Jack Smith is under investigation for potential Hatch Act violations committed during his probes of former President Donald Trump.

That isn't Smith's only concern, however, as the former special counsel was recently blindsided by a Republican lawmaker. 

Letter calls on Smith to testify before the House Judiciary Committee

According to Breitbart, Smith received a letter Tuesday from Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan, who serves as chair of the House Judiciary Committee.

Jordan wrote that Smith's "testimony is necessary to understand the full extent to which the Biden-Harris Justice Department weaponized federal law enforcement."

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"Among the disturbing tactics employed in that prosecution, 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," he explained.

Letter references communication records linked to GOP lawmakers

The chairman then went on to reference an "alarming document" which was publicly released by FBI Director Kash Patel last week.

Breitbart recalled how Patel disclosed the discovery of a "lockbox" which had been placed in a "vault" by members of Smith's team.

The lockbox contained communication records linked to a number of high-profile Republican lawmakers which had been obtained by subpoenaing phone companies in 2023.

They included South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn, Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, Wyoming Sen. Cynthia Lummis, Tennessee Sen. Bill Hagerty, Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan, and Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville, along with Pennsylvania Rep. Mike Kelly.

Jordan also complained that "several members" of Smith's special counsel team have refused to cooperate fully with the House Judiciary Committee.

Smith told to schedule a meeting "no later than 10:00 a.m. on October 28, 2025"

Among them is former Senior Assistant Special Counsel Thomas Windom, who "refused to answer" when asked how many other members of Congress had been investigated.

Also singled out was former Counselor to the Special Counsel Jay Bratt, who "invoked the Fifth Amendment approximately 75 times during his interview with the Committee."

As he drew his letter to a close, Jordan instructed Smith to schedule an interview "as soon as possible, but no later than 10:00 a.m. on October 28, 2025."