House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R.N.Y.) on Tuesday accused Special Counsel Jack Smith of violating Department of Justice (DOJ) standards and attempting to tip the election in favor of former President Trump. An ethics complaint has been filed.
In a letter to the Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility, Stefanik asked the government watchdog to investigate Smith for “abusing federal resources to unlawfully interfere in the 2024 presidential election.” did.
“Jack Smith’s multiple attempts to rush the January 6 trial of the federal case against President Trump violated long-standing and explicit Department of Justice policy,” Stefanik wrote.
“Furthermore, Jack Smith’s repeated violations of the stay of proceedings in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia are unlawful violations of judicial ethics and professional conduct. He has brought dishonor. He should be disciplined appropriately.”
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House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik has filed an ethics complaint with Special Counsel Jack Smith. (Getty Images)
Smith’s lawsuit against Trump, which stems from accusations that he tried to overturn the 2020 election, was scheduled to go to trial in March, as the Supreme Court considers the former president’s claims. , I’m stuck. At the White House.
The former U.S. attorney and human rights prosecutor has petitioned the high court multiple times to deny Trump’s request for immunity and delay the trial, most recently on April 8.
Stefanik’s complaint accuses him of first trying to influence the election in August 2023, when Smith filed for trial on January 2, 2024.
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Congresswoman Elise Stefanik accused Special Counsel Jack Smith of trying to influence the 2024 election against former President Trump. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, pool)
“President Trump has approximately 13 million pages of discovery to review, as well as thousands of hours of camera footage. Prosecutors bringing such a complex case have significant new legal questions to resolve. “Normally they would never try to prosecute because they have so many cases. They need to go to trial within five months,” she argued.
“The only reason for pushing for such an early trial date is to try to get the case heard before the November election, and the Justice Department manual makes clear that Jack Smith cannot take any action on that basis. Forbidden.”
She also cited Mr. Smith’s petition to the Supreme Court, saying that no American is “above the law” as a further argument for supporting an investigation into Mr. Smith’s conduct. He quoted Mr. Smith’s own comments in court.
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“If that is true, he should accept and welcome an ethics investigation into conduct that ostensibly suggests a possible violation of Department of Justice policy and multiple rules of professional conduct,” Stefanik said. Stated. “Biden Special Counsel Jack Smith’s highly unusual and clearly inappropriate attempt to hasten the trial and blatant violation of a district court order to influence the outcome of the 2024 presidential election It proves his partisan endeavor.”
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The Supreme Court, with a 6-3 conservative majority, heard arguments in Trump’s immunity suit last week. A final decision is expected in June, but the case is unlikely to be heard before the presidential election.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Department of Justice for comment.
