Former special counsel Jack Smith reveals $140K 'gift' of free legal services: Report

Former special counsel Jack Smith reportedly received approximately $140,000 worth of free legal services from one of Washington D.C.'s largest law firms before he left office last month, Politico revealed Friday.

The firm, Covington & Burling, provided the legal services, according to a financial disclosure that was submitted Jan. 10, before Smith left office. Smith is known for leading two criminal prosecutions against President Donald Trump.

It is not clear what the legal services were for, according to Politico, but it comes after Trump appeared to push for Smith and his team to be criminally prosecuted, and decried the "weaponization" of the federal government over his cases.

Pro Bono services for government employees are allowed if approved by the Justice Department, which this appears to have been, according to the outlet. It also must be reported on the employee’s financial disclosure and the work must be related to "the employee’s past or current official position," according to a 2023 Office of Government Ethics regulation.

The report comes as Attorney General Pam Bondi sets up a "working group" to investigate the alleged weaponization. 

Bondi has specifically asked the group to investigate the “Weaponization by Special Counsel Jack Smith and his staff who spent more than $50 million targeting President Trump, and the prosecutors and law enforcement personnel who participated in the unprecedented raid on President Trump’s home.”

Representatives from Covington & Burling have not commented on the pro bono services so far.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.