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to discuss how the department has addressed allegations of ethical violations against special counsel Jack Smith’s office. 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.
Jordan’s interview request comes after the chairman wrote twice to the DOJ seeking information about two prosecutors on Smith’s team, Jay Bratt and J.P. Cooney, regarding ethics allegations made against both of them. Cooney, a key figure involved in prosecuting Trump ally Roger Stone for lying to Congress, allegedly said during closed-door discussions about Stone’s sentencing in 2020 that top Trump administration officials were giving Stone preferential treatment by recommending a lighter sentence for him.
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