美国众议院司法委员会主席吉姆・乔丹于周三向前特别检察官杰克・史密斯发起刑事转介，指控其去年 12 月在国会作证时，“蓄意、故意作出虚假陈述”。
乔丹在致代理司法部长托德・布兰奇的信函中写道：“司法委员会特此致函，提请核查有力证据，相关证据显示前特别检察官杰克・史密斯在 2025 年 12 月 17 日接受取证时，明知故犯作出虚假陈述。”
乔丹在信中对史密斯宣誓作证的相关内容提出质疑。此事涉及史密斯团队获取 44 名议员通话记录一事，这些议员曾与唐纳德・特朗普总统以及白宫其他人员沟通，相关交流围绕试图推翻 2020 年大选结果展开。
乔丹写道：“这些信息令人质疑史密斯先生向本委员会宣誓所作陈述的完整性与准确性，内容关乎其团队是否调取过议员短信的具体内容。”
乔丹称，史密斯在国会听证过程中的答复 “给人造成一种印象，即史密斯本人及其团队均未曾接触到议员受特权保护的短信内容”。
“如今我们已经清楚，这一说法并不属实。” 乔丹写道。
信函补充道：“他的行为只能被视作蓄意向国会作出虚假陈述、虚假表述，以此阻挠委员会调查。因此我们认为，现有充分证据可供司法部核查，判断史密斯先生的行为是否应当遭到起诉。”
史密斯的代理律师对乔丹此次刑事转介作出回应，否认其证词能够被认定为伪证。律师称，这一举动 “暴露一种令人不安的倾向：有人企图利用司法体系打击一名秉持职业操守、无党派立场的公职人员，此人依照事实与法律忠实无畏地履行自身职责”。
众议院司法委员会首席民主党议员杰米・拉斯金猛烈抨击这份由共和党推动的刑事转介，称其 “毫无依据” 且 “带有报复性质”。
拉斯金在一份声明中表示：“杰克・史密斯在证词中表述清晰、前后一致，他所说均为实情。当被问及针对议员通话详单的传票是否索要议员通话或短信内容时，他如实答复传票并未涉及相关内容。”
拉斯金称，这份刑事转介 “即便提交至法官面前，也只会遭到当庭驳斥”，其真实目的就是 “骚扰杰克・史密斯”。
刑事转介仅属于建议性质，并不一定会启动起诉程序。
乔丹采取此番行动之前，布兰奇上周在提名确认听证会上表示，司法部或将调查史密斯涉嫌伪证一事。
密苏里州共和党参议员乔希・霍利向布兰奇复述了史密斯此前的证词 —— 史密斯否认从国会议员处获取的通话详单包含信息内容，随后霍利提问：“你是否考虑调查此人伪证行为?”
布兰奇答复：“是的，我们高度重视在国会所作证词。”
史密斯此前主导针对 1 月 6 日国会山骚乱事件的调查。在冲击国会大厦事件发生前后数日，其办公室向八名联邦参议员以及一名众议员调取了有限的通话详单数据。
这类记录并不包含通话或短信的具体内容，但多名共和党人错误声称史密斯 “监听” 他们的电话、对他们开展 “监视”。
上周听证会前夕对外公布的记录显示，史密斯团队获取到的信息内容源自美国国家档案馆移交的相关信息，并非他当初答复中提到的通话详单。
霍利表示：“我认为绝对应当对他展开调查。我希望你能调查杰克・史密斯的伪证行为，并且尽可能对他提起诉讼。”
布兰奇回应：“明白，参议员。”
特朗普长期以来一直呼吁对史密斯展开调查。
本月早些时候，史密斯接受 MS NOW 媒体采访时表示，美国正遭遇一场 “对法治的冲击，无论性质还是规模，都是我此生前所未见的。”
Jim Jordan issues criminal referral against former special counsel Jack Smith for alleged perjury
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan issued a criminal referral against former Special Counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday for allegedly making "willfully and intentionally false statements" whentestifying before Congress last December.
"The Committee on the Judiciary writes to refer strong evidence that appears to show Jack Smith, former Special Counsel, knowingly made false statements during his December 17, 2025 deposition," Jordan wrote ina lettersent to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
In the letter, Jordan questioned what Smith said under oath about obtaining phone records of 44 lawmakers who communicated with President Donald Trump andother members of the White Houserelated to efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
"This information calls into question the completeness and accuracy of statements that Mr. Smith made under oath to the Committee regarding his team's access to the content of Members' text messages," Jordan wrote.
Jordan stated that responses by Smith during congressional testimony "gave the impression that neither Mr. Smith nor his team had access to the content of members' privileged text messages."
"We now know this to be false," Jordan wrote.
"His conduct can only be understood as an effort to thwart the Committee's inquiry by intentionally making false statements and representations before Congress. We therefore believe that sufficient evidence exists for DOJ to examine whether Mr. Smith's actions warrant a charge," the letter added.
Counsel for Smith responded to Jordan's referral disputing that his statements in any way could be construed as perjury -- arguing the effort "reflects a chilling eagerness to weaponize the justice system by attacking a career, nonpartisan public servant who faithfully and fearlessly performed his duties by following the facts and the law."
Top Judiciary Democrat Rep. Jamie Raskin slammed the GOP-led criminal referral -- calling it "baseless" and "vindictive."
"Jack Smith was clear and consistent in his testimony, and he told the truth. When asked if his subpoena for Members' toll records sought the content of either Member's phone calls or messages, he truthfully replied that they did not," Raskin said in a statement.
Raskin said the referral "if ever brought before a judge, will get laughed out of court" and is "meant to harass Jack Smith."
Criminal referrals are just recommendations and do not always lead to a prosecution.
This move by Jordan comes after Blanche said last week at his confirmation hearing that DOJ might investigate Smith over alleged perjury.
"Have you thought about investigating this guy for perjury?" GOP Sen. Josh Hawley, of Missouri, asked of Blanche after recounting testimony where Smith previously denied that toll records obtained from members of Congress did not include the contents of messages.
"We take testimony in front of this body very seriously, yes," Blanche responded.
During Smith's investigation into Jan. 6, his office sought limited phone toll data from eight senators and a member of the House in the days surrounding the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol.
While such records would not involve the content of any phone calls or messages, multiple Republicans have incorrectly claimed that Smith had "tapped" their phones or "spied" on them.
Records released ahead of last week's hearing indicated that contents of messages obtained by Smith's teams related to messages handed over by the National Archives and Records Administration -- not the toll records he referred to in his original answer.
"I think he absolutely should be investigated," Hawley said. "I hope that you will investigate Jack Smith for perjury and I hope that possibly you'll prosecute him."
"Yes, senator," Blanche said.
Trump has long called for Smith to be investigated.
Inan interview with MS NOW earlier this month, Smith said the U.S. is facing an "attack on the rule of law that is different in kind and scope to anything I've seen in my lifetime."
