Jim Jordan Files Charges Against Jack Smith

Republican Jim Jordan, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, has taken steps to file criminal charges against former special counsel Jack Smith. The accusations center around alleged perjury that occurred during Smith’s testimony in front of Congress last December.

In a recent letter addressed to Todd Blanchet, the acting attorney general, Jordan expressed concerns that Smith “appears to have intentionally and knowingly made false statements” during his deposition. It seems the charges relate to the Justice Department’s investigation into the 2020 election under the Biden administration, specifically pointing out that Smith’s team reportedly “unconstitutionally subpoenaed” phone records belonging to over a dozen Republican lawmakers.

Jordan remarked, “In the months since Jack Smith was appointed special counsel, Mr. Smith’s team has proposed more than a dozen additional fee records subpoenas to Republican lawmakers, and Mr. Smith has approved the majority of these subpoenas.”

The letter also highlighted Smith’s previous interactions with the committee, where he denied that the subpoenas included any messages or phone calls. However, Jordan asserted that Smith’s responses suggested neither he nor his team had access to the content of any privileged messages, which they now believe is inaccurate.

“Mr. Smith’s responses gave the impression that neither Mr. Smith nor his team had access to the content of members’ privileged text messages. We now know this to be false,” Jordan added.

On the other side, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin, a Democrat from Maryland, strongly opposes these criminal referrals. He warned that if the case were to reach a judge, it would likely be dismissed as laughable.

“Today’s referral of Jack Smith to the Department of Justice once again embarrasses Speaker Jordan and the Republican Congress in this investigation. Jack Smith’s testimony was clear, consistent, and truthful,” Raskin stated.

He also mentioned, “Republicans are accusing Mr. Smith of failing to read Congressional investigators’ minds and not volunteering information that was not explicitly requested.”