Former special counsel Jack Smith arrived for a closed-door deposition on Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee, marking the first time lawmakers will directly question him about the federal prosecutions he brought against President Donald Trump.

The deposition began shortly after 10 a.m. ET, following Smith’s chaotic arrival at the Rayburn House Office Building. Wearing a gaunt expression and walking hastily from the elevator lobby and down the hall, he declined to answer any questions while being followed by a crowd of reporters and television cameras.