House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) on July 22 requesting a criminal probe into former special counsel Jack Smith.
In his letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Jordan claimed that Smith, while testifying under oath during his congressional deposition last year, “seemingly made willfully and intentionally false statements of material fact that contradict new documents obtained by the Committee” from the DOJ.
Smith’s lawyers deny the allegation and say he testified truthfully.
Smith was appointed in November 2022 by then-Attorney General Merrick Garland to oversee investigations into President Donald Trump, who at the time was a private citizen. …
House Judiciary Chair Refers Jack Smith to DOJ for Possible Prosecution
