The Office of the Special Counsel has launched an investigation into former special counsel Jack Smith—the prosecutor who tried to hold Donald Trump accountable for his alleged crimes, CNN reported Saturday.
The probe comes as Trump’s administration accuses Smith of alleged violations of the Hatch Act, which limits political activities by government workers.
The investigation is being driven by Trump’s attack dog Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), who baselessly claimed earlier this week that “Smith used his DOJ role to influence the election” by investigating Trump for alleged attempts to subvert the 2020 election storing classified documents in his Mar-a-Lago club, CNN reported.
Both of Smith’s criminal cases were dropped after Trump came to power.
Cotton took issue with Smith filing court documents within 60 days of Election Day.
The Office of the Special Counsel, though officially independent of the government, is now run by a Trump appointee after the president fired the previous Biden-appointed head.
Ironically, 13 officials from Trump’s own first administration were “found to have violated the Hatch Act” in 2021, CNN reported.