美国众议院司法委员会主席要求司法部起诉前特别检察官杰克·史密斯House Judiciary Chairman Urges DOJ to Prosecute Former Special Counsel Jack Smith

美国众议院司法委员会主席、俄亥俄州共和党籍众议员吉姆·乔丹于2026年7月22日晚致信代理司法部长托德·布兰奇，正式提交刑事转介，要求对前特别检察官杰克·史密斯展开刑事调查。乔丹在信中指控史密斯在去年接受国会闭门听证会质询时，涉嫌就其团队获取国会议员电话记录的范围向国会作出了故意且蓄意的虚假陈述，其行为涉嫌构成伪证并阻碍国会监督。

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, sent a formal letter to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday evening, July 22, 2026, requesting a criminal investigation into former special counsel Jack Smith. In the letter, Jordan accused Smith of making willfully and intentionally false statements of material fact during a closed-door congressional deposition last year regarding the scope of his team's collection of lawmakers' records.

乔丹在信中强调，所有个人都有义务配合依法授权的国会调查，作为前公职人员的史密斯也不例外。乔丹指出，委员会发现了针对史密斯的“强有力证据”，并认为史密斯的行为只能被理解为企图通过向国会进行虚假陈述来阻挠委员会的调查。因此，他正式要求司法部审查史密斯的行为是否应当受到刑事起诉。

Jordan argued in his referral that all individuals, including former public servants like Smith, have an obligation to comply with authorized congressional inquiries. He stated that the committee had uncovered "strong evidence" against the former special counsel, asserting that Smith's testimony included false statements designed to obstruct and thwart the committee's oversight. Consequently, Jordan urged the Justice Department to examine whether Smith's actions warrant criminal charges.

此次刑事转介的核心争议在于杰克·史密斯去年在国会闭门听证会上的证词与近期披露的文件之间存在直接冲突。乔丹指出，史密斯在去年的听证会中曾宣称，其调查团队并未获取任何国会议员的电话或短信内容。史密斯当时作证称，其团队寻求的记录仅为不含具体内容的“通话记录”（tolling records），这些记录仅包含拨打电话的号码等基本信息，不涉及具体的通话或短信内容。

The core of the criminal referral centers on a direct contradiction between Jack Smith's testimony during a closed-door congressional deposition last year and recently disclosed government records. According to Jordan, Smith testified under oath that his investigative team did not obtain or review the actual contents of any lawmakers' phone calls or text messages. Smith asserted at the time that the records his team sought were limited to non-content "tolling records," which only detail basic metadata such as the specific phone numbers dialed.

然而，司法部近期向国会议员透露的信息却呈现出不同的事实。新披露的文件显示，史密斯团队曾向国家档案和记录管理局（NARA）发出传票，并借此获取了特朗普执政时期的白宫幕僚与数十名国会议员之间的实际短信内容。乔丹据此指控史密斯作出了“实质性的虚假陈述”，并指责其故意隐瞒了针对国家档案和记录管理局的这一传票，其行为旨在阻挠国会委员会的合法监督。

However, recent disclosures from the Justice Department to lawmakers revealed a different scope of the investigation. The newly released documents show that Smith's team issued a separate subpoena to the National Archives and Records Administration, through which they successfully obtained the actual text messages exchanged between Trump-era White House staffers and dozens of members of Congress. Based on this discrepancy, Jordan accused Smith of making "materially false statements" and improperly failing to disclose the National Archives subpoena to the committee.

针对吉姆·乔丹提交的刑事转介，司法部发言人迅速确认已收到该文件。司法部表示，将对所有涉嫌刑事犯罪行为的证据展开调查。这一表态表明，司法部已正式受理了该转介，并将按照程序对前特别检察官杰克·史密斯涉嫌向国会作虚假陈述的指控进行审查。通常情况下，司法部在收到国会提交的刑事转介后，会自行决定是否需要展开正式调查或提起刑事指控。

Following Jim Jordan's submission of the criminal referral, a spokesperson for the Justice Department quickly confirmed receipt of the document on Wednesday. The department stated that it will investigate all evidence of criminal conduct, signaling an official acknowledgment of the referral concerning former special counsel Jack Smith's congressional testimony. Typically, when the Justice Department receives such criminal referrals from Congress, it remains within the department's discretion to determine whether the allegations merit a formal investigation or criminal charges.

与此同时，杰克·史密斯的法律团队对这些指控做出了坚决的回应。史密斯的律师发表声明，对乔丹和众议院司法委员会提出的指控予以驳斥，并明确称这些指控是“毫无根据的”。史密斯此前因对特朗普提起刑事诉讼，长期以来一直是共和党人批评和调查的目标，其律师团队的这一表态旨在全面否定国会委员会对其故意误导和阻挠监督的指控。

Meanwhile, Jack Smith's legal team responded swiftly to the allegations raised by the House Judiciary Committee. Smith's lawyers dismissed the accusations of making false statements to Congress, characterizing the claims as "spurious." Smith has long been a prominent target of congressional Republicans due to his high-profile prosecutions of Donald Trump, and his defense team's statement firmly rejects the committee's assertion that he intentionally misled lawmakers to obstruct their oversight.

此次针对杰克·史密斯的刑事转介，发生在共和党人长期寻求对其进行调查并提起诉讼的政治背景之下。史密斯此前因主导针对特朗普的刑事起诉，长期以来一直是特朗普及其盟友激烈批评的目标。在史密斯起诉特朗普的案件被撤销并重返总统职位后，特朗普曾多次公开呼吁将史密斯监禁。此外，由共和党控制的现任国会还要求司法部对史密斯调查团队中其他未被起诉的成员展开调查。

The criminal referral against Jack Smith comes amid a long-standing effort by congressional Republicans to investigate and potentially prosecute the former special counsel. Smith has been a frequent target of criticism from Donald Trump and his allies due to his high-profile prosecutions of the president. Since securing the dismissal of those criminal charges and returning to the presidency, Trump has repeatedly called for Smith to be jailed. Additionally, the current Republican-led Congress has urged the Justice Department to investigate other members of Smith's investigative team who have not been charged.

新一届司法部领导层的变动也为该案的后续走向增添了特殊意义。目前领导司法部并收到该转介的代理司法部长托德·布兰奇，正是特朗普此前的首席辩护律师，且其目前正处于接受参议院确认以正式出任司法部长的程序中。由特朗普的前辩护律师来处理针对前特别检察官的刑事转介，使得这一法律程序备受外界关注，也让该转介可能成为对史密斯进行起诉的催化剂。

The handling of this referral is further highlighted by the current leadership at the Justice Department. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, who received Jordan's letter, served as Trump's primary defense attorney during the prosecutions and is currently awaiting Senate confirmation to formally become the attorney general. Having Trump's former lead defense attorney oversee a criminal referral against the former prosecutor who brought charges against Trump adds a unique dimension to the case, potentially serving as a catalyst for prosecution.