DOJ official asked to appear before Congress over Jack Smith ethics allegations

The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee asked a Department of Justice official on Thursday to appear before Congress to discuss how the department has addressed allegations of ethical violations against special counsel Jack Smith’s office.

Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) wrote to Jeffrey Ragsdale, the head of the DOJ Office of Professional Responsibility, asking to arrange a closed-door interview with Ragsdale by Sept. 26, after the DOJ had been unresponsive to the chairman’s previous requests for information on the matter.