House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan had no choice but to act.
Jordan’s move struck Washington like a thunderbolt.
And Trump asked Jim Jordan a three-word question that just changed history.
Joe Biden prosecutor Jack Smith previously testified that he never spied on lawmakers’ text messages during the January 6 witch hunt when Smith raced to meddle in the 2024 election by jailing Trump before Election Day.
December 2025: Jack Smith swore under oath that he didn’t spy on text messages belonging to members of Congress.
Today: New evidence confirms he spied on dozens of members of Congress, myself included.
This is a blatant abuse of power, and exactly what our Founders warned… pic.twitter.com/3eqwiylLXI
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) July 14, 2026
Smith is now potentially facing criminal prosecution for perjury after Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) released smoking gun documents showing Smith spied on the text messages of 44 lawmakers during his January 6 witch hunt and attempted show trial against Trump.
“Justice at last???” Trump asked in a post on Truth Social in response to an article revealing that Jordan referred Smith to the Justice Department for criminal prosecution.
In the letter, Jordan accused Smith of providing false testimony and argued the only reason Smith would mislead the committee about him spying on lawmakers’ text messages was to “thwart” the committee’s investigation into Joe Biden weaponizing the Department of Justice against President Trump.
“His conduct can only be understood as an effort to thwart the Committee’s inquiry by intentionally making false statements and representations before Congress,” Jordan wrote.
Jordan added, “responses provided by Mr. Smith gave the impression that neither Mr. Smith nor his team had access to the content of members’ privileged text messages.”
“We now know this to be false,” Jordan went on to say.
Republicans believe criminal prosecution is warranted in Smith’s case.
“New evidence confirms he spied on dozens of members of Congress, myself included. This is a blatant abuse of power, and exactly what our Founders warned about,” Kentucky Senator Rand Paul wrote on X.
“Looks like perjury,” Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) posted.
“This is Jack Smith. He spied on several other senators and me. Then he lied about it. Not cool,” Utah Senator Mike Lee commented on social media.
The decision to prosecute Smith now rests with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
But Blanche is unlikely to come to a determination on this matter until the Senate confirms him to the full-time position.
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