House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan refers Jack Smith to DOJ over alleged false statement
Summary
House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan referred Special Counsel Jack Smith to the Justice Department, accusing him of making false statements during congressional testimony. The referral is part of continued Republican efforts to examine Smith’s actions related to the investigations of President Donald Trump.Key Facts
- Jim Jordan, a Republican and chair of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a criminal referral about Jack Smith to the Justice Department.
- Jordan claims Smith lied about his team’s access to members' private text messages during testimony last year.
- Jordan says new documents from the Justice Department show Smith’s statements were false.
- Jack Smith was the special counsel who led federal criminal cases against President Trump, which ended after Trump won the 2024 election.
- Democrats, including committee member Jamie Raskin, say the referral is baseless and say Smith told the truth during his testimony.
- Raskin explains that communications between Congress members and the White House are preserved as presidential records, which may be why Republicans are upset.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was the recipient of Jordan’s referral; Blanche previously worked on Trump’s legal defense team.
- Smith has not publicly responded to the referral as of the article’s publication.
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