The Department of Justice’s internal investigation into misconduct allegations against special counsel Jack Smith’s office will not conclude until next year, likely after Smith’s office has already disbanded, the department said Wednesday.
The DOJ revealed the rough time frame in a letter obtained by the Washington Examiner to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and gave other details from a closed-door briefing that DOJ official Jeffrey Ragsdale gave to the committee last month.
“While [Ragsdale] cannot guarantee a specific time frame to complete a thorough investigation of the matter, his office is moving expeditiously, and he expects that the review will conclude in 2025,” Assistant Attorney General Carlos Uriarte wrote to Jordan.
The time frame comes after multiple reports revealed that Smith and his team plan to resign before President-elect…