House Judiciary chair refers former Jack Smith attorney to Justice Department for obstruction of Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) referred Thomas Windom, former Senior Assistant Special Counsel to Jack Smith, to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution after Windom declined to answer nearly every single one of the Committee's questions in a deposition, citing various and shifting justifications.
As a senior assistant to Special Counsel Jack Smith, Windom possesses unique, firsthand information about the work of that Office. Yet, despite being given express authorization by DOJ on two separate occasions, Windom declined to answer questions during his deposition about topics necessary and relevant to the Committee's inquiry.
These topics include:
• Knowledge of a February 2021 proposal that J.P. Cooney brought to the FBI to investigate President Trump and the individuals within his orbit;
• Interactions with and materials obtained from the January 6th Select Committee;
• Information related to the surveillance of Representative Scott Perry and the seizure of his cell phone;
• Information related to how many other Members of Congress were investigated as part of the Arctic Frost investigation and the Jack Smith investigation; and
• Communications with FBI officials related to potential evidence in the possession of the Willard Hotel.
Windom's improper refusal to answer nearly all questions during his deposition obstructed the Committee's fact-finding, and his conduct can only be understood as an intentional, corrupt effort to thwart the Committee's inquiry.