Republicans are worried about the impartiality of DOJ special counsel Jack Smith, citing his role in the IRS' targeting of conservatives and his wife's political donations.
GOP lawmakers note that Smith played a role in thenonprofits during the Obama era and point to the work and political donations of his spouse.
GOP lawmakers say Jack Smith played a role in the IRS’ targeting of conservative nonprofits during the Obama era and point to the work and political donations of his spouse. Democrats and progressives worried that decision effectively legalized influence peddling and pushed the Obama administration to take action. According to a 2013 report by the U.S. Treasury’s inspector general, the IRS unfairly scrutinized and delayed applications for tax-exempt status by hundreds of conservative nonprofits.A 2014 investigation into the scandal by the House Judiciary Committee purported to expose Smith’s involvement.
Jack Smith will oversee the probe into former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents and efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Republicans do not buy the argument, however. Apart from the IRS scandal, GOP lawmakers question Smith’s impartiality because of the work of his wife, Katy Chevigny.
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