Jack Smith thrust back into spotlight at Blanche hearing over exposed senators’ messages
Former special counsel Jack Smith was thrust back into the spotlight Wednesday during Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing, as Sen. John Kennedy pressed the Justice Department over newly...
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Former special counsel Jack Smith was thrust back into the spotlight Wednesday during Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing, as Sen. John Kennedy pressed the Justice Department over newly revealed allegations related to the Biden-era special counsel's review of lawmakers' text messages. "Would you check for me first if [Smith] read my emails and … number two, how he got them. And number three … what emails did he get of Senator Grassley and I mean … what were they limited to, if at all," asked Kennedy, referring to Smith’s prior investigation into President Donald Trump that allegedly swept up text messages from 44 members of Congress. "Did he get emails from Senator Grassley talking about his corn harvest and, and all that? And who did he share them with? Do you know if Mr. Smith shared my emails with Attorney General Garland," he continued. BIDEN SPECIAL COUNSEL’S 'RUNAWAY TRAIN’ SCOOPED UP SENSITIVE LAWMAKER INFO: 'ABUSE OF POWER' Kennedy was referring to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley , R-Iowa, announcing Tuesday that records provided to the committee showed Smith’s team obtained and reviewed text messages involving 44 current and former lawmakers as part of the Trump election probe. Kennedy was not among the list of 44 lawmakers released by Grassley's office. Operation Arctic Frost, the Biden-era FBI probe that Grassley says formed the basis of Smith’s election case against Trump, initially examined the alleged false electors scheme following the 2020 election. Grassley and other Republicans have been investigating whether the probe reflected improper weaponization of federal law enforcement against Trump and his allies. Blanche confirmed to Kennedy that the DOJ is investigating. TRUMP'S AG NOMINEE RACKS UP MASSIVE SUPPORT AHEAD OF CONFIRMATION HEARING: 'REAL RESULTS' Kennedy asked Blanche how DOJ officials could get ahold of messages without probable cause. "There are checks in place that should make it extraordinaril…