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Former DOJ special counsel Jack Smith has been invited to testify on Sept. 22 before the Senate Judiciary Committee, marking his second congressional appearance as Sen. Grassley scrutinizes Smith’s investigation into Trump, including access to text messages from dozens of lawmakers and toll records.
Jim Jordan urged a DOJ criminal referral against Jack Smith for allegedly lying to Congress about text-message content; Smith’s lawyers call the move dangerous and unprecedented, insisting his Dec. 17 testimony was truthful and that his team was seeking only metadata (dates/times), not message content, highlighting a heightened partisan clash over the DOJ’s handling of Trump-related investigations.
DOJ special counsel Jack Smith’s team retrieved and reviewed White House text messages involving 44 current or former lawmakers (covering Oct. 1, 2020–Jan. 20, 2021); the process reportedly bypassed a privilege-screening step. Republicans released the records and criticized Smith, and House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan issued a criminal referral accusing Smith of misleading Congress, highlighting how the texts relate to the 2020 election and January 6 investigations and prompting ongoing political backlash.
House Judiciary Committee Republican Jim Jordan asked the Justice Department to open a criminal probe into former special counsel Jack Smith, alleging he made false statements during a congressional deposition; Smith’s lawyers deny any false statements and say he answered truthfully. The referral follows new Senate-obtained documents showing Smith’s team reviewed text messages from 44 members of Congress during Trump-related investigations, which has fueled partisan debate over questions and disclosure. The DOJ confirmed it will investigate alleged criminal conduct.
House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan forwarded a criminal referral to the Justice Department accusing Jack Smith of lying to Congress about whether his team subpoenaed lawmakers’ text messages, a dispute sparked by Smith’s deposition. The Hill notes Smith did not subpoena lawmakers’ texts; instead, White House communications were obtained via the National Archives. The referral, sent to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, draws sharp partisan reactions—Raskin says Smith testified truthfully and accuses Republicans of distorting facts—highlighting ongoing tensions around presidential records, toll records, and oversight of Trump-related prosecutions.
Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team obtained and reviewed text messages from 44 members of Congress as part of the Trump-related investigations, bypassing a DOJ-established Filter Team meant to screen for privileged material. Critics say the move violated investigative protocols and constitutional protections, including the Speech or Debate Clause. The records released by Grassley and Johnson show the team accessed texts from lawmakers across parties during Trump’s first term after NARA provided messages from White House personnel; the review began within minutes of receipt, prior to the Filter Team’s evaluation. Background references Projects Coconut and Cranberry frame the broader investigations. The list includes both senators and representatives, drawing bipartisan scrutiny and calls for accountability.
Sen. Chuck Grassley says Jack Smith obtained text messages from 44 members of Congress who exchanged messages with White House officials in the final weeks of Trump's term. The materials, part of National Archives records, have sparked GOP defenses of Smith and a plan to have him testify, while highlighting ongoing tensions over executive–legislative communications and speech-or-debate privileges.
A former Florida-based DOJ prosecutor, Carmen Lineberger, faces felony charges, including two counts of theft of government money or property and related document-alteration offenses, after emails show she sent a sealed Biden-era Trump investigation report to her personal account and renamed the file Bundt_Cake_Recipe.pdf to hide it on a government computer. The document was sealed by Judge Aileen Cannon, and prosecutors criticized the related Smith investigation; Lineberger could face up to 25 years in prison if convicted.
A former federal prosecutor, Carmen Lineberger, was indicted on four counts for stealing, concealing and altering government files related to Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into Donald Trump. She allegedly emailed confidential materials to her personal accounts and renamed files to hide them; she was arraigned in West Palm Beach and, if convicted on all charges, could face more than 20 years in prison.
A former federal prosecutor, Carmen Lineberger of the Southern District of Florida, was indicted on two counts of theft of government property and charges of concealing, removing, and altering public records for downloading Volume II of Jack Smith’s Trump investigation report and emailing it to her personal account using file names like Bundt_Cake_Recipe.pdf (and Chocolate_cake_recipe.pdf); she pleaded not guilty at arraignment. The Volume II material had been blocked from public release by Judge Aileen Cannon, reflecting ongoing disputes over Smith’s report and the Trump investigation.
Former Florida federal prosecutor Carmen Lineberger was charged with stealing a copy of special counsel Jack Smith’s sealed report on Trump’s mishandling of classified documents, allegedly emailing the document to her personal email disguised as a Bundt cake recipe.
A former federal prosecutor, Carmen Lineberger, was indicted on four counts for allegedly saving the sealed volume of Jack Smith’s report on Trump’s classified-documents case and emailing it to her personal Gmail account; she appeared in court and was released on bond. The indictment cites removal and alteration of public records, and it references prior court orders restricting release of Volume II of Smith’s report.
A former Justice Department prosecutor, Carmen Lineberger, was indicted in West Palm Beach on four counts for stealing and concealing copies of an unreleased volume of Jack Smith’s report into the Trump Mar-a-Lago investigation and emailing them to her personal accounts using coded file names. She pleaded not guilty and was released on recognizance; Judge Aileen Cannon has barred public release of that volume. The charges — obstruction of justice, concealing government records, and two misdemeanor counts of stealing government property under $1,000 — carry a potential 25-year term, though actual sentences are often shorter. The Northern District of Florida is handling the case, with possible conflicts due to ties to Southern Florida prosecutors.
Carmen Lineberger, a 62-year-old former managing assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of Florida, has been charged with two counts of theft of government money or property for allegedly emailing herself confidential Justice Department records related to Jack Smith’s investigation into President Trump, disguising the documents as dessert recipes and sending them to her personal email accounts. She pleaded not guilty; the Volume II Report she allegedly accessed was later sealed by Judge Aileen Cannon. If convicted, she could face up to 20 years in prison. The case involves DOJ materials tied to the Trump probe and highlights concerns over safeguarding sensitive records.
A 2023 memo to Congress alleges Trump showed a classified map to passengers on a private flight in 2022 and retained another ultra-sensitive record accessible to only six people, tied to Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation.