House GOP Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., files ethics complaint against special counsel Jack Smith Tuesday, accusing him of violating Department of Justice (DOJ) standards and attempting to swing the election against former President Trump.
In a letter sent to the DOJ’s Office of Professional Responsibility, Stefanik urged the government watchdog to investigate Smith on charges of “abusing federal government resources to illegally interfere with the 2024 presidential election.” .
“Jack Smith’s multiple attempts to rush to trial in the January 6 federal case against President Trump violated an explicit and long-standing Department of Justice policy,” Stefanik wrote.
“Furthermore, Jack Smith’s repeated violations of the stay of proceedings of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia constitute an unlawful violation of trial ethics and attorney conduct. Jack Smith’s actions have brought the Department of Justice and the federal government as a whole into disrepute, and he should face discipline appropriately.
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The Smith v. Trump case, stemming from accusations that he tried to overturn the 2020 election, was supposed to go to trial in March but has been stuck in limbo as the Supreme Court weighs the ex’s claim -president that he is immune from criminal prosecution for actions taken while in office. to the White House.
The former U.S. Attorney and human rights prosecutor has repeatedly asked the high court to reject Trump’s requests for immunity and move to delay his trial, including to April 8.
Stefanik’s complaint accused him of first trying to influence the August 2023 election, when Smith asked for January 2, 2024 trial.
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“There are approximately thirteen million pages of investigation for President Trump to review, as well as thousands of hours of camera footage. Prosecutors who bring a case of such complexity – with so many new and legal questions consecutive to settle – would normally never seek to bring it to trial within five months,” she argued.
“The only reason to push for such an early trial date was to work to get the case to trial before the November election, and the Department of Justice manual clearly prohibits Jack Smith from taking action on this base.”
She also cited Smith’s petitions to the Supreme Court and used her own comments in court that no American is “above the law” as a further argument that he should support an investigation into his conduct.
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“If this is true, then he should be open and supportive of an ethics investigation into conduct that, on its face, involves potential violations of DOJ policy and several rules of professional conduct,” Stefanik said. “Biden…
