Jordan Discusses Senate Investigation of Jack Smith on FNC’s “Hannity”

During an appearance on FNC’s “Hannity,” Representative Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) discussed a Senate investigation that suggested former special counsel Jack Smith may have engaged in spying by accessing emails from Congress members.

Jordan emphasized that Smith’s actions prompt serious constitutional concerns regarding the separation of powers.

Hannity asked for Jordan’s opinion on whether this constituted a breach of constitutional rights. Jordan confidently affirmed, “Yes.”

Surprised, Hannity pressed further, asking about Jordan’s involvement in similar matters. Jordan responded, “Oh, yeah. They had my phone records. A total of 44 members of Congress, including senators and some Democrats, were implicated. This shouldn’t happen. As Senator Hawley noted earlier, this is indeed a separation of powers issue. There’s supposed to be a speech and debate clause protecting this. Information should have been screened, but instead, it was simply handed over from the National Archives to Jack Smith’s team. Furthermore, it’s notable that just 16 days after Kevin McCarthy assumed the role of Speaker of the House, Smith sought those phone records, right after the president’s.”

Jordan continued, “Jack Smith knew who called whom, when those calls occurred, and their durations. He could essentially track their lives. For instance, who was the Speaker engaging with before and after significant votes? This is fundamentally against the separation of powers principle; they acquired this information from another government branch without a warrant. They didn’t vet it. Smith claimed under oath, ‘No, no, we didn’t obtain anything,’ but it seems they did. It also appears that when Smith testified before our committee, he wasn’t fully transparent. We’re currently deliberating the potential for referrals—whether Smith needs to be sent to the Department of Justice or Attorney General for further prosecution action is on the table as we discuss it.”