House committee urges DOJ to charge former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith
Summary
The Republican leader of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jim Jordan, asked the Justice Department to investigate Jack Smith, the special counsel who charged President Trump, for allegedly lying to Congress. Democrats in the committee denied these claims, saying Smith answered questions honestly about phone records in an investigation linked to Trump’s actions after the 2020 election.Key Facts
- Rep. Jim Jordan sent a criminal referral to the Justice Department to charge Jack Smith.
- The referral concerns Smith’s testimony about obtaining phone records of Republican lawmakers.
- Smith said his team only got “toll records,” which show call details but not message content.
- The Justice Department recently revealed Smith’s team got text messages between Trump’s White House staff and members of Congress from the National Archives.
- Jordan accused Smith of lying and hiding the subpoena related to those texts.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will decide if criminal charges should be filed.
- House Judiciary Committee Democrat Rep. Jamie Raskin called the referral baseless and defended Smith’s honesty.
- The Justice Department confirmed it received the referral and will investigate any criminal conduct.
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