Jack Smith Referred to DOJ for Misconduct Investigation and Possible Disbarment

The former special counsel was referred to the Justice Department by several current GOP lawmakers.

Special counsel Jack Smith prepares to speak about an indictment against former President Donald Trump in Washington on Aug. 1, 2023. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Former special counsel Jack Smith was criminally referred to the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Oct. 16 by multiple Republican lawmakers for alleged misconduct and possible disbarment.

A group of GOP lawmakers, led by Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, asking her office to refer Smith, who was involved in two federal cases against then-former President Donald Trump, to the Office of Professional Responsibility for an investigation.