The Department of Justice has moved to block former special counsel Jack Smith from testifying against President Donald Trump in his $10 billion defamation case against the British Broadcasting Corporation, according to a new report.
The DOJ sent a letter to Smith’s lawyers Monday alerting them that the agency would not grant Smith permission to be deposed in the case, Jeremy Barr of The Guardian reported. A judge had previously ordered Smith to sit for a deposition as early as December 11.
Trump initially sued the BBC in 2025, claiming the news outlet deceptively edited his speech at the Ellipse on Jan. 6, 2021 to make it seem like he incited a mob to attack the Capitol.
“As you are aware, the Department has promulgated regulations governing third-party requests for the production of official documents and testimony,” the letter reads in part, adding that the DOJ’s “Touhy” regulations prevent the disclosure of “any material contained in the files of the Department.”
Adam Klasfeld, editor-in-chief of All Rise News, argued in a post on X that the letter was a sign the DOJ is “[running] scared” of Smith.
“Jack Smith’s testimony was apparently contingent upon DOJ’s agreement. It seems like the end of the road,” Klasfeld wrote in a separate post.
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