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The number 3 House Republican is demanding an ethics probe into special counsel Jack Smith for 'abusing the resources of the federal government to unlawfully interfere with the 2024 presidential election.' 

In a letter to Jeffrey Ragsdale, counsel for the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik claimed the special counsel 'is attempting to expedite the trial in order to influence the general election in November.'

The OPR serves as a watchdog for the Department of Justice.  

She notes that in August 2023 Smith petitioned to hold the trial for the case in January 2024, despite Trump having 'thirteen million pages' of documents to review plus 'thousands of hours' of footage.