House panel wants records on Jack Smith deputy’s White House visits before Trump charges
By Steven Nelson
August 29, 2023 3:00pm
WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee demanded Tuesday that the Biden administration explain why a prosecutor working for special counsel Jack Smith visited the West Wing before former President Donald Trump’s indictment for allegedly mishandling classified national security records.
Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) wrote Attorney General Merrick Garland and White House chief of staff Jeff Zients requesting all relevant documents on attorney Jay Bratt’s three known meetings at the executive mansion, which were first reported Saturday by The Post.
“According to recent reporting, Jay Bratt — a Department of Justice employee and top aide to Special Counsel Jack Smith — met with White House officials multiple times, just weeks before Mr. Smith indicted former President Donald Trump,” Jordan wrote.
“This new information raises serious concerns regarding the potential for a coordinated effort between the Department and the White House to investigate and prosecute President Biden’s political opponents.”
Jordan requested “[a]ll documents and communications referring or relating to any appointment, meeting, or other visit by Mr. Bratt to the White House or the Executive Office of the President” and those “between the Executive Office of the President and the Department of Justice referring or relating to the investigation and/or prosecutions of Special Counsel Jack Smith.
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