Jordan said in the letter he wanted more information on Smith’s investigation since Garland appointed him in November as the DOJ gets closer to deciding whether or not to charge Trump.
“We previously requested information and documents related to the FBI’s raid on President Trump’s residence and its subsequent investigation,” Jordan wrote.
“Because you have not provided this information, and in light of your appointment of Jack Smith as special counsel, we write to request an unredacted copy of the memorandum outlining the scope of Mr. Smith’s probes regarding President Trump and any supporting documentation related to his appointment as special counsel.”
Jim Jordan, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, demanded the DOJ hand over the unredacted document by June 20.The DOJ is reportedly “wrapping up” its investigation into Donald Trump over classified documents he brought to Mar-A-Lago after leaving office in 2021.The letter comes just one day after Trump’s lawyers met with Justice Department prosecutors on Monday for two hours to address Smith’s alleged “misconduct and overreach” in the case.
A Trump spokesperson had told The Post last week that the ex-president’s lawyers planned to share “specific examples of prosecutorial misconduct and overreach,” with Garland, who did not attend the meeting.Trump’a Mar-A-Lago estate was raided by federal officers in August 2022.” his criminal investigation into Trump’s retention of hundreds of classified documents that were taken to his Florida resort in Jan. 2021 after losing the 2020 election to Joe Biden.
Trump failed to hand over the documents as part of a dispute with the National Archives and Records Administration, which could lead to an obstruction of justice charge. that Trump was recorded in the summer of 2021 admitting he had classified documents that concerned a US military plan to invade Iran.SHAWN THEW/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
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