House Republicans' Criminal Referral of Jack Smith Criticized as Baseless
House Republicans, led by Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan, filed a criminal referral against former special counsel Jack Smith, alleging he made false statements to Congress. The dispute centers on whether Smith sought search warrants for the content of text messages from members of Congress. Smith testified he did not, but Senator Chuck Grassley later posted that DOJ records showed Smith's team reviewed text message contents from 44 members. Legal experts clarified that Smith requested toll records (time/date metadata), not message content, and that a separate instance involved White House phone records from the National Archives. House Democrats and Smith's lawyers denounced the referral as baseless and vindictive, noting Smith provided truthful, responsive answers.
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