The Justice Department briefed the House Judiciary Committee about an investigation it opened into Special Counsel Jack Smith and his prosecutors over misconduct allegations, according to a letter obtained by The Washington Examiner.
Details about the misconduct were not immediately clear.
The DOJ’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) told Chairman Jim Jordan’s committee last month about a misconduct allegation that took place in June 2023.
The OPR did not take any action against Jack Smith’s office due to the ongoing lawfare investigations into Trump.
Both of Jack Smith’s cases against President Trump have been terminated since Trump won the 2024 presidential election.
The Washington Examiner reported:
The Department of Justice recently briefed the House Judiciary Committee about an internal investigation it had opened into special counsel Jack Smith’s office, according to committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH).
Jordan wrote Wednesday in a letter obtained by the Washington Examiner to Jeffrey Ragsdale, the DOJ Office of Professional Responsibility official who gave the briefing, that Jordan was unsatisfied with the information Ragsdale provided during it.
Ragsdale had said during the briefing, which took place last month, that he opened the inquiry into possible misconduct by Smith’s office in June 2023 but that