Legal analyst Gregg Jarrett called for an investigation into former special counsel Jack Smith’s financial ties to a prominent Washington, D.C., law firm, raising concerns over potential political bias in his prosecution of President Donald Trump.
During an appearance Monday on Fox Business’ The Evening Edit, Jarrett responded to newly disclosed financial records revealing that Smith had received $140,000 in pro bono legal services from Covington & Burling, a firm linked to Democratic causes and controversial legal advocacy.
Smith, who led two major legal cases against Trump, disclosed the financial arrangement on January 10, just before his resignation from the Department of Justice (DOJ) the following day. Politico first reported the details of the disclosure, which raises ethical questions about Smith’s impartiality in handling Trump-related prosecutions.
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Host Elizabeth McDonald asked Jarrett whether the revelations could lead to a civil, legal, or ethics investigation into Smith’s conduct.
“Yeah, I mean, just taking this gift, for example, from a firm aligned with Democrats only fortifies the evidence of political bias and maybe corruption that drove the lawfare campaign against Trump,” Jarrett said. “This cozy arrangement, I think, demands further disclosure, more investigation.”
He further questioned whether the legal services Smith received were related to his prosecutions of Trump and whether Attorney General Merrick Garland was aware of the financial arrangement.
“Was it related to the two prosecutions he brought against Trump? Did Garland know about it? The ethics are highly questionable whether it was sanctioned or not,” Jarrett continued.
“It’s exactly why I argued in a column on Fox News that Jack Smith should be investigated by the incoming DOJ.”
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Smith’s departure from the DOJ came just before President Donald Trump’s inauguration and the confirmation of Pam Bondi as Attorney General.
One of Bondi’s first moves as head of the DOJ was establishing the Weaponization Working Group, tasked with investigating the conduct of prosecutors involved in Trump-related cases.
Jarrett confirmed that Bondi’s team has already launched an inquiry into Smith’s actions.
“In fact, Pam Bondi has now launched that probe. If lawfare prosecutors like Smith manipulated the law to damage Trump’s political campaign, that is a criminal violation of his civil rights under the federal codes. Prosecutors could be prosecuted,” Jarrett said.
Following Trump’s return to office, the DOJ has undergone sweeping personnel changes.
More than a dozen officials involved in Smith’s cases against Trump were dismissed, according to a DOJ official who spoke with the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Acting Deputy Attorney General James McHenry told Fox News that the removals were necessary because the officials’ past involvement in prosecuting Trump raised concerns about whether they would “faithfully [be] implementing the president’s agenda.”
Covington & Burling, the law firm that provided Smith with legal services, has been linked to progressive legal advocacy, including litigation efforts supporting transgender activists and initiatives that train judges to view cases through the lens of gender ideology.
While it remains unclear what specific legal services Smith received, the financial arrangement has raised new concerns over the integrity of the cases brought against Trump.
As the DOJ’s investigation into Smith’s conduct moves forward, questions continue to mount over whether his prosecution efforts were politically motivated.
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