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Former special counsel Jack Smith was hit with a criminal referral Wednesday for allegedly misleading House lawmakers about the Biden-era investigation into President Trump.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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In his complaint to the Justice Department, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) contended that newly released records appear to contradict Smith\u2019s testimony to the panel that he did not obtain or review text messages from lawmakers as his team looked into Trump\u2019s alleged efforts to interfere in the 2020 election.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 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,\u201d Jordan wrote in a letter to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, obtained by The Post. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhile testifying under oath, Mr. Smith seemingly made willfully and intentionally false statements of material fact that contradict new documents obtained by the Committee from the Department of Justice (DOJ),\u201d Jordan continued. \u201cThe Committee is providing this information for the DOJ to investigate a potential violation of 18 U.S.C. \u00a7 1001.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

During his deposition, Smith was asked if he sought a \u201csearch warrant for the content of any text messages\u201d from members of Congress.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, I don\u2019t recall that,\u201d the former special counsel responded, maintaining that he only obtained lawmaker toll records, which include information about calls made and received and when text messages were transmitted but not their content.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jordan argued that the former special counsel\u2019s responses \u201cgave the impression that neither Mr. Smith nor his team had access to the content of Members\u2019 privileged text messages.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe now know this to be false,\u201d the Ohio Republican stated.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jordan cited DOJ records released to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) last week that showed more than 40 members of Congress had their text messages viewed by Smith\u2019s team.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The DOJ informed Grassley that Smith\u2019s team \u201cdirectly accessed\u201d text messages between lawmakers and White House employees \u2013 sent between October 2020 and Jan. 20, 2021 \u2013\u00a0 after a \u201cFilter Team\u201d set up by the special counsel\u2019s office to ensure investigators weren\u2019t accessing privileged documents or violating officials\u2019 constitutional rights was \u201cbypassed.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cBased on this new information, there is cause for investigation to determine whether Mr. Smith knowingly made false statements to obstruct the Committee\u2019s oversight,\u201d Jordan wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The chairman argued that Smith\u2019s conduct \u201ccan only be understood as an effort to thwart the Committee\u2019s inquiry by intentionally making false statements and representations before Congress.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe therefore believe that sufficient evidence exists for DOJ to examine whether Mr. Smith\u2019s actions warrant a charge.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The DOJ and Smith\u2019s attorney did not immediately respond to The Post\u2019s requests for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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