Special lawyer’s office has started an investigation Jack SmithFormer special lawyers who had investigated President Trump before returning to office for alleged illegal political activity.
The independent federal agency confirmed CBS News on Saturday that it started an investigation in Smith for possible violations. Hatch actA federal law that “limits some political activities of federal employees.” The New York Post was first to report on Smith’s investigation.
Smith was then appointed-Attorney General Meric Garland In November 2022, two investigations in alleged efforts to deal with classified documents of Mr. Trump and reduce the 2020 election. Mr. Trump requested not to be guilty and denied the wrongdoing.
In both cases, criminal allegations were made against Mr. Trump but they were cases Closed He won the reunion after last year.
Blacksmith Resigned in JanuaryA few days before Mr. Trump returns to office.
Arkansas’s Republican Sen Tom Cotton called Smith’s conduct earlier this week to investigate and alleged that Smith had pushed to Trump’s “early testing”.
“He was taking action as a political actor as a public officer,” Cotton wrote on X“This is why I have immediately investigated this unprecedented intervention in the 2024 election by OSC.”
In May, Mr. Trump selected the right -wing podcast host and Maga Loyalist Paul Insrasia to lead the special lawyer’s office. However, his nomination is stalled in the Senate. Mr. Trump fired the former head of the special lawyer, Haemton delingerin February.
