Former Special Counsel Jack Smith (L) arrives to testify behind closed doors to the House Judiciary Committee

Former Special Counsel Jack Smith (L) arrives to testify behind closed doors to the House Judiciary Committee

 ALEX WONG

Former Special Counsel Jack Smith was testifying behind closed doors on Wednesday before a Republican-led House committee looking into his past prosecution of US President Donald Trump.

Smith, who had requested that his deposition be delivered in public, declined to speak to reporters as he arrived for the meeting with members of the House Judiciary Committee.

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