Jordan accuses Smith of lying to Congress in criminal referral to DOJ
Jordan asked the Justice Department to investigate Smith after records showed investigators obtained Trump-era White House texts through a separate National Archives subpoena.
- House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan recommended criminal charges against former Special Counsel Jack Smith, alleging he made false statements during congressional testimony.
- Jordan's referral to the Justice Department centers on claims that Smith misrepresented his team's access to lawmakers' text messages during investigations related to President Trump. Smith's legal team disputes the allegations.
- The criminal referral does not require the Justice Department to file charges but adds to ongoing Republican scrutiny of Smith's handling of the Trump investigations.
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Rep. Jim Jordan formally asks DOJ to prosecute Jack Smith over congressional testimony
Jordan, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, accused Smith of lying in his testimony before the committee in December. Smith’s lawyers denied he made any false statements.
Jack Smith hit with criminal referral for allegedly making false statements to Congress about Trump probe: ‘Strong evidence’
Former special counsel Jack Smith was hit with a criminal referral Wednesday for allegedly misleading House lawmakers about the Biden-era investigation into President Trump's supposed efforts to interfere in the 2020 election.
House chairman asks DOJ to investigate Jack Smith for lying to Congress
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan made a criminal referral to the Justice Department on Wednesday, asking prosecutors to see if they can bring charges against former Special Counsel Jack Smith for cagey statements he made about obtaining lawmakers' text messages.
Jim Jordan urges criminal charges against Jack Smith over alleged perjury
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) on Wednesday issued a criminal referral of former special counsel Jack Smith to the Department of Justice over allegations he lied to Congress about tracking personal phone messages of dozens of lawmakers. Republicans have long raised concerns about Smith’s time at President Joe Biden’s DOJ. Smith obtained subpoenas that allowed him to access communications records of mostly Republican lawmake…
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