The Department of Justice is investigating allegations of attorney misconduct by special counsel Jack Smith’s team during its investigations into President-elect Donald Trump.

A Dec. 4 letter from House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to Jeffrey Ragsdale, head of the DOJ’s Office of Professional Responsibility, revealed the office launched an inquiry in June 2023 after a prosecutor self-reported a complaint from a defense attorney working on the Florida classified documents case, The Hill reported Thursday.

Even though prosecutors are required to report complaints from defense attorneys, which likewise obligates a review from the OPR, Jordan wrote a review into “allegations of attorney misconduct by Smith’s office” only starting after Smith said he was winding down his work as a special counsel.

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