Rep. Jim Jordan to Newsmax: Jack Smith Misled Congress
Jordan said evidence contradicted Smith’s testimony and defended his committee’s referrals to the Justice Department.
SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates Yahoo News, which republished this story. The other scores rate the article itself.
The page reproduces reporting bearing Newsmax’s copyright, so credibility reflects the reporting outlet rather than Yahoo’s distribution. The article identifies its author and attributes its central claims to Jordan, but offers little independent corroboration or response from Smith or prosecutors.
- Source type — The article is presented as national-news reporting, but the reporting appears to originate with Newsmax, whose coverage warrants a cautious rating.
- Editorial standards — The article attributes allegations to Jordan but does not include an independent response or corroboration.
- Author attribution — An author is identified in the article metadata.
- Transparency — Newsmax is identified through the copyright notice and the interview is named.
The article gives specific details and attributes its allegations to Jordan, including direct quotations. Its account relies almost entirely on Jordan’s description of the investigation and does not include a response from Smith, prosecutors, or independent evidence.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The story reports Jordan’s account and several of his claims in detail, but does not present Smith’s response or an independent account of the disputed investigative actions.
- Source diversity — The substantive quotations and explanations come from Jordan alone.
- Counterarguments presented — The article does not include a counteraccount from Smith or the Justice Department.
- Opinion vs reporting — The piece is written as attributed news reporting, though it relies on one side’s account.
The article centers Jordan’s accusation that Smith misled Congress and gives no account from Smith or prosecutors. Its framing and source selection favor the Republican critique of the investigation.
- Framing — The headline and article foreground Jordan’s allegation that Smith misled Congress.
- Source selection — Jordan is the only source quoted on the central allegations.
- Omission — No response from Smith, prosecutors, or another independent source is presented.
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Jim Jordan told Newsmax that former special counsel Jack Smith misled Congress about investigators obtaining lawmakers’ communications. Jordan defended his committee’s scrutiny of Smith and said he hopes the Justice Department brings charges, while acknowledging that prosecutors decide whether to indict.
House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan told Newsmax that Smith’s testimony did not resolve questions about investigative tactics in the probes of President Donald Trump. Jordan said evidence obtained by his committee contradicted Smith’s testimony about whether investigators accessed lawmakers’ communications, and said the committee referred Smith to the Justice Department for lying.
Jordan also discussed the subpoena for former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s phone records and said the committee referred Smith’s deputy, Thomas Windom, to the Justice Department. Jordan said he hopes prosecutors bring charges against Smith, but noted that Congress cannot indict anyone and described the committee’s work as oversight intended to inform future legislation or spending decisions.
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