jim jordan referral jack smith
Definition
A political situation involving U.S. Representative Jim Jordan's congressional inquiries into Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigations into former President Donald Trump.
Refers to the friction between the House Judiciary Committee and the Department of Justice regarding the oversight and potential referral of prosecutorial decisions.
Examples
Jim Jordan seems convinced that if he writes enough sternly worded letters about Jack Smith, the federal files will simply resolve themselves out of sheer exhaustion.
One has to admire the optimism required to think a congressional referral will stop a machine as methodical as a federal special counsel.
Watching the back-and-forth between the Judiciary Committee and the Special Counsel is like watching a slow-motion car crash where both drivers are filing paperwork at the steering wheel.