Rep. Fitzgerald Questions Special Counsel Jack Smith on Appointment and Relationship with Marshall Miller

Questions Regarding Special Counsel Appointment

• ❓ Representative Fitzgerald expresses concern about the appointment of Special Counsel Jack Smith, questioning the timing and circumstances.
• 💡 Fitzgerald probes Smith's personal relationship with Marshall Miller, a key figure at the DOJ.

Professional History and Friendship

• 🤝 Smith and Miller first met in 1999 while working at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York.
• 🗓️ They overlapped again at DOJ from 2014 to 2015, with Smith leading the public integrity section and Miller serving as Chief of Staff for the Criminal division.
• 💬 While not constant, they maintained a social relationship, acknowledging a friendship after 20 years of knowing each other.

Allegations of Conflict of Interest

• 📞 Fitzgerald suggests that Miller, as Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General (the #3 position at DOJ), may have influenced Smith's appointment.
• 🗓️ Smith was reportedly approached about the Special Counsel role before the 2022 midterm elections and met with the Deputy Attorney General and Attorney General in October 2022.
• ❓ Fitzgerald questions why Miller, a friend, never