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Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan erupted during an interview when pressed on a potential conflict of interest involving President Trump.<\/p>\n

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Jordan appeared to listen silently as CNN\u2019s Dana Bash asked about his formal referral of former special counsel Jack Smith, 57, to the Justice Department last Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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When Bash, 55, pressed Jordan, 62, on whether acting Attorney General Todd Blanche should \u201crecuse\u201d himself from the matter\u2014given Blanche\u2019s previous role as Trump\u2019s lead criminal defense attorney during Smith\u2019s two federal cases against the president\u2014the Ohio Republican quickly lost his cool.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cOf course not,\u201d Jordan initially replied. But as Bash questioned his reasoning, the congressman\u2019s tone shifted, growing louder as he snapped, \u201cBecause he\u2019s attorney general of the United States!\u201d<\/p>\n

When Bash again pointed out that Blanche, 51, had been \u201cthe president\u2019s personal attorney for this case,\u201d Jordan raised his voice further, firing back: \u201cThat has nothing to do with it! Jack Smith is supposed to tell us the truth!\u201d<\/p>\n

Jordan, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, referred Smith to the DOJ, alleging that he had \u201cseemingly made willfully and intentionally false statements of material fact\u201d during a closed-door deposition about his investigation into Trump\u2019s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n

The committee chairman accused Smith of misleading lawmakers when he testified that he did not seek a search warrant to access text messages from members of Congress, arguing that the allegation warranted consideration of prosecution by the DOJ.<\/p>\n

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During his deposition, Smith said that his team sought \u201ctoll records,\u201d which show the time, date, length of calls, and phone numbers, but not the content of messages. Jordan argues that Smith\u2019s response was misleading because he did not disclose that investigators had obtained access to some text messages from 44 members of Congress as part of a separate document request.<\/p>\n

The question Smith answered \u201cno\u201d to referred specifically to whether the toll records his team obtained \u201cinclude the content of the phone calls.\u201d He has denied the allegations made against him by the Ohio congressman.<\/p>\n

The former special counsel became one of Trump\u2019s biggest targets after saying he had \u201cproof beyond a reasonable doubt\u201d that the president engaged in criminal activity. Since then, some of Trump\u2019s closest allies, including Jordan, have rallied against Smith and pushed back against his investigations.<\/p>\n

But amid the political battle over Smith, the CNN host\u2019s question raised a separate issue: whether Blanche\u2019s history as Trump\u2019s personal attorney creates a conflict of interest now that he sits atop the Justice Department, especially after Blanche himself acknowledged that federal ethics rules require his recusal from matters tied to his former representation of Trump, 80.<\/p>\n

Jordan\u2019s fiery defense comes as Blanche\u2019s path to confirmation as attorney general is already on shaky ground, as two Republican senators blocked his confirmation on Thursday after he refused to provide a written pledge confirming that Trump\u2019s controversial $1.776 billion \u201cAnti-Weaponization Fund\u201d\u2014a proposal that would benefit the president\u2019s allies\u2014was dead.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Todd wants to\u2014if the Justice Department wants to prosecute him, that\u2019s up to them. He should not recuse himself,\u201d Jordan insisted, repeating his defense as Bash ended the interview with a blunt, \u201cWe\u2019re out of time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Daily Beast has reached out to the DOJ for comment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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