House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said Sunday that he and his House Republican colleagues are “taking nothing off the table” regarding the investigation by special counsel Jack Smith.
“We want facts,” Jordan told CNN‘etc “State of the Union,” days after Smith and the Justice Department the extinguishing process has started two federal investigations into President-elect Donald Trump, who was predicted to win the presidential election last week.
“I think there will be some kind of report. But we say, “protect everything,” so we, Congress, who have a constitutional duty to oversee, can see everything,” Jordan added.
Asked repeatedly whether he would subpoena Smith to testify, Jordan repeatedly dodged the question, simply saying, “Maybe it was the norm, but we’re not taking anything off the table. I don’t say exactly, but we want information.”
On Friday, Jordan and Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., sent a letter The appeal to Smith’s office required staff to “retain all existing and future records and materials related to the investigations of the Office of Special Counsel and the prosecution of President Trump.”
“With President Trump’s decisive victory this week, we are concerned that the Office of Special Counsel may attempt to purge relevant records, communications and documents in response to our multiple requests for information.”
“We want the facts and that’s why we sent the letter. Mr. Loudermilk and I sent the letter saying, ‘Hey, Mr. Smith, protect this information,'” Jordan told CNN on Sunday.
Jordan currently serves as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, but control of the House is still up in the air, and NBC News has yet to predict the results of several battleground House districts.
Jordan is unlikely to remain as committee chairman if Democrats succeed in flipping the House.
On Friday, Smith process started It has officially suspended the criminal investigation into Trump’s attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, which he lost.
Later Friday, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan granted Smith’s request to adjourn for almost a month to tell how he plans to proceed with the case.
The Justice Department has a longstanding policy against prosecuting sitting presidents.
Ginger Gibson, Dareh Gregorian and Daniel Barnes contributed.