A pair of House Republicans asked special counsel Jack Smith on Friday for records related to his prosecutions of President-elect Donald Trump in a sign that they plan to investigate Smith if the GOP maintains its House majority.
Reps. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) asked Smith in a letter to provide them with all communications between the Department of Justice and the White House regarding the Trump cases and information about the FBI’s involvement in them.
They also told Smith to make certain nothing they requested was deleted, saying they were “concerned” that Smith’s office “may attempt to purge relevant records, communications, and documents.”
“The Office of Special Counsel is not immune from transparency or above accountability for its actions,” Jordan and Loudermilk wrote.
Jordan, who leads the House Judiciary Committee, and…
