Judicial Watch Obtains Rosters Identifying Jack Smith’s Top Deputies

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it secured the release of rosters identifying the names of top deputies who worked for former Special Counsel Jack Smith.

The names were released after Judicial Watch filed a May 2023 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit challenging the Biden Justice Department’s rejection of Judicial Watch’s request for “staff rosters, phone lists, or similar records depicting all employees hired by or detailed to the office of Special Counsel Jack Smith” (Judicial Watch Inc. v U.S. Department of Justice (No. 1:23-cv-01485)).

The names on the rosters released to Judicial Watch are:

Ahmed M. Baset

Greg D. Bernstein

Jay I. Bratt

Matthew B. Burke

Joseph P. “J.P.” Cooney

Karen Y. Drolet

Timothy “Tad” A. Duree

Julie A. Edelstein

Karen E. Gilbert

Jonathan W. Haray

David V. Harbach

Ray N. Hulser

Myron L. Marlin

Stephen J. Marzen

Ariel C. McIntyre

Anne P. McNamara

James I. Pearce

John M. Pellettieri

David A. Raskin

Brett C. Reynolds

David M. Rody

Michael E. Thakur

Maria K. Vento

Brooke C. Watson

Thomas P. Windom

Judicial Watch earlier obtained a similar roster for top staffers working for former Special Counsel Robert Mueller, but a federal court upheld the Biden Justice Department’s extraordinary claim that the rosters had to be kept secret because they were “compiled for law enforcement purposes” and implicated the staffers’ privacy interests.” 

“Judicial Watch overcame a wall of resistance to get the names of the attorneys helping rogue prosecutor Jack Smith in his attempt to upend our Republic. We are pleased that the Bondi Justice Department finally stopped defending the indefensible and turned over the rosters to Judicial Watch and the American people,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. 

Judicial Watch is a national leader in exposing the lawfare and abuse targeting President Trump and other American citizens.

Judicial Watch recently sued the Justice Department for records regarding the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Public Corruption Unit’s investigation of Donald Trump codenamed “Arctic Frost.” The investigation was part of an unprecedented effort by the Biden administration to prosecute and jail Trump for questioning Biden’s controversial election victory (Judicial Watch Inc. v. U.S. Department of Justice (No. 1:26-cv-00163)). 

In January 2026, Judicial Watch sued the Justice Department for communications of FBI agents regarding the prosecution of former Trump trade advisor Peter Navarro (Judicial Watch Inc. v. U.S. Department of Justice (No.1:26-cv-00079)). 

In September 2025, Judicial Watch sued the Justice Department for communications between former Assistant Special Agent in Charge Timothy Thibault and the anti-Trump organization American Oversight (Judicial Watch Inc. v. U.S. Department of Justice (No. 1:25-cv–02556)). 

In July 2025, Judicial Watch sued the Justice Department for records about the FBI’s “Arctic Frost,” investigation (Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Justice (No. 1:25-cv-02011)). 

In June 2025, Judicial Watch sued Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes for her communications with Smith (Judicial Watch v. Kristin Mayes and Arizona Department of Law (CV 2025-020674). 

In March 2025, Judicial Watch sued the Justice Department for details of any investigations, inquiries, or referrals concerning potential misconduct of any person working for Smith (Judicial Watch Inc. v U.S. Department of Justice (No. 1:25-cv-00801)).

Also in March, Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis was ordered to turn over 212 pages of records to a state court judge. The court also ordered Willis to detail how the records were found and the reason for withholding them from the public. The records were belatedly found in response to a Judicial Watch request and lawsuit for communications with Smith and the House January 6 Committee (Judicial Watch Inc. v. Fani Willis et al. (No. 24-CV-002805)).

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