Jack Smith Team Bypassed Internal Safeguards in Trump Probe, DOJ Records Claim
New records show the special counsel’s office directly accessed texts from 44 members of Congress, prompting a Justice Department investigation.
- On Tuesday, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley released documents revealing former special counsel Jack Smith's team bypassed a DOJ filter team to access text messages from 44 members of Congress during the Trump investigation.
- The DOJ filter team acts as a firewall screening for privileged data, but Smith's office "apparently bypassed" this process on August 21, 2023, to access text content involving lawmakers and White House personnel before screening finished.
- Internal emails released by Grassley prove Smith's team downloaded spreadsheets of private communications within one hour of receipt, contradicting his prior congressional testimony that his team did not probe beyond toll records.
- Blanche confirmed the Biden Justice Department is investigating the breach, which critics argue violates the Constitution's speech or debate clause. Sen. Richard Blumenthal told Fox News on Wednesday that Republicans are "rightly concerned about the possible breach of norms."
- Questions remain whether the accessed text content influenced the Arctic Frost or federal election cases. A National Desk poll with more than 8,700 responses showed 39% of participants believe the DOJ should be allowed to read private lawmaker messages.
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Sen. Ron Johnson to Newsmax: Jack Smith Lied About Text Messages
Speaking on Newsmax's Bianca Across the Nation, the Wisconsin Republican discussed reports that Smith's team obtained text messages from 44 members of Congress during its investigation into Trump's efforts to challenge the 2020 election.
Documents Reveal Smith Team Bypassed Rules for 44 Lawmakers
Smith Team Ignored the RulesJack Smith’s team broke the law to read your representatives’ private texts. They accessed messages from 44 members of Congress without proper approval. This was not a mistake. It was a calculated move to bypass legal safeguards.New documents show the special counsel’s office ignored the filter team process. The filter team is supposed to stop investigators from seeing privileged data. But they went around it anyway. …
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