Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., on Tuesday filed an ethics complaint with the Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility against special counsel Jack Smith, accusing him of trying to “unlawfully interfere with the 2024 presidential election” with his rush to bring former President Donald Trump to trial in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 incidents at the Capitol.
“It’s obvious to any reasonable observer that Jack Smith is trying to interfere with the 2024 election and stop the American people from electing Donald Trump,” the New York Republican said in a statement announcing the complaint. “At every turn, he has sought to accelerate his illegal prosecution of President Trump for the clear (if unstated) purpose of trying him before the November election.”
Stefanik further argued that Smith, through his push to bring court cases against Trump, is in violation of a section of the DOJ’s manual that says attorneys may “never select the timing of any action…for the purpose of affecting any election.”
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