A spokesman said the former special attorney, Jay Bratt, asserted his Fifth Amendment, not answering in Wednesday's testimony that the Republican-led House committee sought politicization evidence in Donald Trump's indictment.

Bratt led the alleged crime against Donald Trump, the top deputy representative of former special counsel Jack Smith, and testified by the House Judiciary Committee, chaired by Jim Jordan, a Republican of Ohio, and the president’s distinguished defense attorney.

"This government and its agents have not tried to hide their willingness to weaponize the government's mechanical weapons in case they consider them political enemies. This should shock every American who believes in the rule of law."

“In view of these undeniable and disturbing circumstances, Mr. Blatt has no choice but to invoke his Fifth Amendment rights.”

Bratt, who declined to comment, is a special attorney prosecutor who has worked for Smith within days after his inauguration since Trump took office to vow to avenge his revenge and personally directed the firing of more than a dozen prosecutors.

Republicans on the Judiciary Committee have long believed that the special lawyer case stems from the Justice Department’s political animation against Trump. Jordan declined to comment, as did the committee spokesperson.

Smith accused Trump in two cases: in Florida, in his Mar-a-Lago club, unfortunately confidential documents and violated the subpoena to return; in Washington, trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The Justice Department policy does not allow prosecution of the current president, and Smith dropped both prosecutions after Trump won reelection last November.

Federal Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed a secret case last July after he ruled that Smith was illegally appointed because he was the authority to serve as "chief official" in the Justice Department, demanding confirmation from the Senate. Smith appealed the decision, which was unresolved at the time of Trump's election victory in November.

Senior Justice Department officials have made it clear that they plan to investigate prosecutors who filed charges against Trump four years later. Two years ago, after Trump was indicted on allegations of allegedly tampering with his 2020 election results, current law firm general Pam Bondi said Justice Department prosecutors “will be prosecuted, bad people. Investigators will be investigated.”

Trump recently appointed Ed Martin as the interim federal supreme attorney in Washington, D.C. to lead the department’s weaponization task force, which is tasked with investigating Smith, as well as Manhattan District Attorney, Alvin Bragg and Atlanta District Attorney Fani Willis, who were all prosecuted for state searches.

"There are some really bad actors, some people do something really bad to the American people. If they can be prosecuted, we will sue them. But if they can't be accused, we will give them a name...and in a culture of respect for shame, they should be humans... they should be shameful," Martin said in a press conference Tuesday.