Gaetz Accuses Jack Smith of Election Interference in Complaint to DOJ Inspector General

‘The witch hunt against President Trump by Attorney General Garland and Special Counsel Smith is a partisan exercise.’

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) at a news conference on Capitol Hill, on Nov. 30, 2023. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) accused Special Counsel Jack Smith of election interference in a complaint filed with the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) inspector general on Wednesday.

In a letter to Inspector General Michael Horowitz, Mr. Gaetz asserted that Mr. Smith’s resistance to delaying a trial stems from an unspoken drive to hold it before the upcoming November presidential election.