Former Special Counsel Jack Smith was seen over the weekend at a “No Kings” concert in Maryland, an event organized by a nonprofit critical of President Trump. Photos circulating online show Smith wearing a T-shirt associated with the anti-Trump movement.
The appearance came just days after Smith testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee, telling lawmakers that politics played no role in his investigation of Trump.
Separately, newly declassified FBI records released Monday by the White House Government Transparency Task Force have added new detail to questions about the scope of that investigation. The records show that Smith’s team tracked the phone activity of Susie Wiles, who was a top Trump adviser during the period in question and now serves as White House chief of staff, including her contacts with at least 21 attorneys affiliated with Trump.
One memo, dated March 24, 2023, describes a call between Wiles and an attorney connected to Trump that lasted 41 seconds. The memo also documents two earlier calls between Wiles and the same attorney, listing their exact times and durations.
After Wiles was interviewed by the FBI on April 7, investigators reviewed her phone records again, this time to identify what the records describe as “contacts of interest on the date of her FBI interview.” That review would have included calls made to and from Wiles both before and after her interview.
The investigation originally centered on whether Trump unlawfully retained classified documents after leaving office in 2021. Records reported earlier indicate the probe’s reach extended to communications involving members of Congress, journalists, and numerous phones connected to the Trump White House.
Smith’s investigation did not result in a conviction of Trump. The newly released records are being reviewed as part of continuing scrutiny of how the special counsel’s office conducted its inquiry.
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