Jim Jordan

Again, the answer from Maine justice was no, which brings us back to Mr. Smith.

On November 18th, 2022, three days after President Trump announces he's running for president, Attorney General Garland names Jack Smith special counsel.

One of the first things Mr. Smith does is put on his team the very people responsible for the raid on President Trump's home.

The very people.

And then Jack Smith also puts on his team the people responsible for getting the phone records of dozens of members of Congress.

People like Thomas Windham, when we deposed him, took the fifth 71 times.

We've actually referred him to the Justice Department for obstructing our investigation.

Jack Smith then gets a gag order in his investigation on President Trump from Judge Chutkan without filing a single affidavit with the court from a witness or a potential witness that they felt threatened by statements from the president.

Stop and think about it.

Jack Smith restricts the speech of the former president while he's a candidate for president.

Thank goodness Mr. Smith was slapped down on appeal and the order was changed.

In fact, just two weeks ago, the Washington Post editorial page, Jack Smith would have blown a hole in the First Amendment.

I just want to read two sentences from this.

Mr. Smith seemed unconcerned about interfering in the democratic process by seeking to muzzle a candidate for a high office.

Three appellate judges, all nominated by Democrat presidents, ruled that Mr. Smith's proposed gag order infringed on President Trump's First Amendment rights.

And of course they did.

And this wasn't the only time Mr. Smith lost in court.

In the classified documents case in Miami, Judge Cannon held that Mr. Smith was not permitted to be special counsel.

Jack Smith was never properly appointed.

In fact, he couldn't be properly appointed because he was never confirmed by the Senate for any position in the executive branch as the law requires.