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The US office for special consultants (OSC) examines the former special consultant Jack Smith, the OSC has confirmed FOX News.
Smith was acted in 2022 by the then General Management General Merrick Garland as a special consultant in relation to two probes in connection with the then president Donald Trump.
While the specific scope of the investigation is not clear, the OSC can investigate whether Smith may be violated against the HATCH ACT, the government employee prevents from participating in political activities. It is not a criminal investigation.
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The special consultant Jack Smith appeals to the media members of the Ministry of Justice in Washington, DC, on August 1, 2023. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
The OSC is not the same as a special consultant, who was appointed by a Attorney General, such as Smith, but “an independent investigative and public prosecutor’s office for the federal and public prosecutor,” according to his website.
“The statutory authority of OSC comes from four federal laws: the law on public service, the Whistleblower Protection Act, the HATCH ACT and the law on uniformed services Employment & Reaponment Rights Rights (Userra),” says the website.
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President Donald Trump Boards Air Force One on Friday in the common base of Andrews, Maryland (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Sen. Tom CottonR-Mark., The OSC recently asked to check whether Smith illegally included political activities to influence the 2024 elections against Trump.
“I am writing the office of special consultant to investigate whether Jack Smith, special advisor of General Prosecutor Merrick Garland, took political measures to influence the election in 2024 to harm President Donald Trump,” wrote Cotton in a July 30th on July 30th on July 30th letter Special advisor Jamieson Greer.
Senator Tom Cotton, R-Mark. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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“President Trump, of course, defeated Joe Biden, Jack Smith, every Democrat who has the law against him, but the amazing victory of President Trump does not apologize of the responsibility for his illegal election.
David Spunt from Fox News contributed to this report.
