Jim Jordan launches probe into 'abusive tactics' from Jack Smith's office
Woodward represents Walt Nauta, who has pleaded not guilty to all charges in Smith's probe.
By Ben Whedon
Updated: September 7, 2023 - 6:13pm
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan on Thursday informed special counsel Jack Smith that he was investigating an alleged incident in which an attorney in the special counsel's office appeared to entice an attorney representing a defendant in the Trump classified documents case to convince his client to cooperate with prosecutors.
"Last year, Jay Bratt—one of your senior prosecutors and top aides—allegedly improperly pressured Stanley Woodward, a lawyer representing a defendant indicted by you, by implying that the Administration would look more favorably on Mr. Woodward’s candidacy for a judgeship if Mr. Woodward’s client cooperated with the Office of the Special Counsel," Jordan wrote. "This attempt to inappropriately coerce Mr. Woodward raises serious concerns about the abusive tactics of the Office of the Special Counsel and the Department’s commitment to its mission to uphold the rule of law and ensure impartial justice."
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Jim Jordan letter to Jack Smith
Woodward represents Walt Nauta, who has pleaded not guilty to all charges in Smith's probe. Prior to indicting Nauta, prosecutors evidently sought his cooperation in the probe, which they were unable to obtain.
"In November 2022, when your prosecutors were trying to secure the cooperation of Walt Nauta—who is alleged to have 'move[d] boxes of documents' at Mar-a-Lago—prosecutors, including Mr. Bratt, summoned Mr. Woodward to a meeting at the Department’s headquarters for 'an urgent matter that they were reluctant to discuss over the phone,'" Jordan explained.
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