House Republican accuses Jack Smith of lying to Congress about Trump probe
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Rep. Jim Jordan said the Justice Department should consider prosecuting former special counsel Jack Smith. Lawyers for Smith say he testified truthfully.
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The referral accuses Smith of lying to Congress last year when he testified that the “toll records,” or telephone records, his team requested for members of Congress did not include the content of those messages.
Jim Jordan issued a criminal referral against Jack Smith, accusing him of making false statements to Congress about accessing lawmakers' text messages.
House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) late Wednesday recommended criminal charges against former special counsel Jack Smith, pushing to tee up a prosecution of the man that led the criminal cases against President Trump.
The GOP chair of the House Judiciary Committee encouraged the DOJ to look into criminally charging Jack Smith, alleging the former special counsel who brought charges against President Trump lied to Congress.
House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) referred former Special Counsel Jack Smith to the Justice Department on Wednesday, alleging he knowingly made false statements during congressional testimony last year.
By Katelyn Polantz, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Jim Jordan, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, on Wednesday night asked the Justice Department to consider criminally charging special counsel Jack Smith, who previously prosecuted President Donald Trump, according to a letter sent t…
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan issued a criminal referral against former special counsel Jack Smith over congressional testimony late late year.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) on Wednesday issued a criminal referral of former special counsel Jack Smith to the Department of Justice over allegations he lied to Congress about tracking personal phone messages of dozens of lawmakers.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan made a criminal referral to the Justice Department on Wednesday, asking prosecutors to see if they can bring charges against former Special Counsel Jack Smith for cagey statements he made about obtaining lawmakers' text messages.
“The Committee on the Judiciary writes to refer strong evidence that appears to show Jack Smith, former Special Counsel, knowingly made false statements during his December 17, 2025, deposition.”
Jordan, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, accused Smith of lying in his testimony before the committee in December. Smith’s lawyers denied he made any false statements.
House Republicans urged the Justice Department to prosecute former special counsel Jack Smith after new revelations that his team obtained text messages from dozens of members of Congress as part of their investigation into President Donald Trump.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A key Republican lawmaker says he believes that special counsel Jack Smith may have lied to Congress while testifying about his investigation of President Donald Trump and that the Justice Department should consider prosecuting him.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A key Republican lawmaker says he believes that special counsel Jack Smith may have lied to Congress while testifying about his investigation of President Donald Trump and that the Justice Department should consider prosecuting him.
House Judiciary Committee chairman Jim Jordan has issued a criminal referral for former special counsel Jack Smith. Submitted on Tuesday to the Department of Justice (DOJ), the […]
The House Judiciary Committee formally referred former Special Counsel Jack Smith to the Department of Justice on July 22, requesting a federal investigation into whether he made false statements during a December 17, 2025, congressional deposition.
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, made a criminal referral of former special counsel Jack Smith to the Justice Department, alleging he misled Congress about his investigations of Donald Trump.
House Republicans are trying to file criminal charges against former special counsel Jack Smith. Representative Jim Jordan, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a criminal referral for Smith to the Department of Justice Wednesday, urging the department to investigate Smith for making false s…
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