Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday suggested he is going to investigate and prosecute former Special Counsel Jack Smith for...
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday suggested he is going to investigate and prosecute former Special Counsel Jack Smith for perjury.
Blanche faced Senate Judiciary Committee members in a confirmation hearing on Wednesday morning.
After batting down Democrat Senators, Blanche told GOP Senator Josh Hawley he is going to investigate Jack Smith after it was revealed the former special counsel spied on members of Congress and then lied under oath.
Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley on Tuesday revealed that former Special Counsel Jack Smith spied on 44 members of Congress and actually read their text messages.
Here are the 44 members of Congress who were spied on:
It was previously reported that Jack Smith obtained “toll records” or ‘call logs’ of members of Congress.
In fact, Jack Smith said under oath that he did not read any text messages – but this is not true.
Jack Smith sat down for a deposition last December. Members of Congress asked him questions about his Arctic Frost investigation under oath.
Jack Smith lied under oath when asked if the records he requested included the contents of calls and texts.
“Did the records that you requested – the toll records from the members of Congress include the content of text messages?” the investigator asked.
“No,” Jack Smith said.
Josh Hawley went off on Jack Smith for spying on Congress and asked Blanche if he has thought about investigating the former special counsel.
“Have you thought about investigating Jack Smith for perjury?” Senator Hawley asked Todd Blanche.
“We take testimony in front of this body very seriously. Yes,” Blanche said.
“Good. I think he absolutely should be investigated. I hope that you prosecute him,” Hawley said.
“Yes, Senator,” Blanche said.
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