Former special counsel Jack Smith is set to testify publicly before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday morning, a high-profile appearance that will reopen debate over his now-dismissed criminal cases against President Donald Trump, placing Smith under sustained scrutiny he largely avoided while the prosecutions were active.

The hearing, beginning at 10 a.m., will allow Smith to again defend his conclusion that Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the 2020 election and that his team assembled what he described as “proof beyond a reasonable doubt.” Republicans, meanwhile, are preparing to use the forum to confront Smith directly over investigations they have long characterized as politically driven and constitutionally overreaching.