After years of leading high-profile prosecutions against President Donald Trump, former Special Counsel Jack Smith is now the one facing scrutiny.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has referred Smith to the Department of Justice for a possible criminal investigation, alleging the former special counsel made false statements to Congress about his office’s access to communications records during the Trump election interference investigation.
Republicans contend newly released Justice Department records contradict Smith’s testimony that his office did not access the contents of lawmakers’ text messages, while Smith’s attorneys deny the allegation, arguing his testimony was truthful and that the referral is politically motivated.
After years of putting Trump under the microscope, Jack Smith may finally get a taste of his own medicine and see what it’s like to have to answer questions about his own alleged misconduct.