EXCLUSIVE: Jim Jordan Starts Inquiry Into Jack Smith’s Superseding Indictment Of Trump

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan sent a letter Friday to Attorney General Merrick Garland calling for information, documents and communications between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office referring or relating to the superseding indictment filed against former President Donald Trump.

The Daily Caller first obtained a copy of the letter, in which Jordan references Smith filing a superseding indictment in the Trump election interference case after the Supreme Court ruled that presidents have broad legal immunity for actions done as official duties. Jordan accused Smith of violating” longstanding” DOJ policy that is intended to protect the U.S. democratic processes.

Smith’s new indictment includes the original four charges he brought against Trump in July but leaves out allegations related to Trump’s “attempt to leverage” the DOJ. Language has also been changed pertaining to claims that Trump acted outside his official duties.

“On July 1, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an opinion in Trump v. United States, explaining the parameters of presidential immunity and rebuking Special Counsel Jack Smith for violating this Constitutional principle in his political prosecution of President Donald J. Trump. On August 27, 2024, Special Counsel Smith obtained a superseding indictment against President Trump in an attempt to fix the constitutional defects inherent in his initial indictment,” Jordan wrote in the letter.

“In doing so, however, Special Counsel Smith appears to have violated longstanding Department policy intended to protect our democratic processes. The Committee must therefore understand whether you approved Special Counsel Smith’s indictment in advance or whether Special Counsel Smith continues to exercise prosecutorial authority without your ‘meaningful direction or supervision,’ he continued.

“Special Counsel Smith obtained the superseding indictment against President Trump just 10 days before early voting begins in some states. There can be little question that the superseding indictment has some effect on the election, especially coming after the Supreme Court’s opinion on presidential immunity cast significant doubt on Special Counsel Smith’s ability to prosecute the initial indictment,” Jordan added.