Jim Jordan Urges DOJ to Charge Jack Smith Over Texts From 44 Lawmakers
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Updated · CNN · Jul 23
Jim Jordan Urges DOJ to Charge Jack Smith Over Texts From 44 Lawmakers
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Jul 23
Summary
A letter sent Wednesday asks the Justice Department to examine whether Jack Smith violated the law against making false statements to Congress during a December deposition.
Jordan says records show Smith’s team obtained text messages involving 44 members of Congress from White House phones archived at the National Archives, despite testimony Jordan says implied prosecutors sought only call logs.
DOJ confirmed it received the referral and said it will investigate evidence of criminal conduct, a swift response that comes with Trump ally Todd Blanche leading the department and nearing confirmation as attorney general.
Smith’s lawyers called his testimony “unimpeachably truthful,” arguing Jordan identifies no actual lie and that prosecutors lawfully reviewed executive-branch messages without breaching lawmakers’ Speech or Debate protections.
The referral marks a sharper Republican push to revisit the January 6 investigation after Smith’s Trump cases were dismissed and Trump returned to the presidency.