House Speaker Mike Johnson has announced efforts to address perceived abuses by Special Counsel Jack Smith in his investigation of former President Donald Trump. Johnson stated that he is collaborating with House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan and Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer to develop measures to rein in Smith's actions. Johnson accused the Department of Justice of being weaponized against Trump and indicated that details of his plan would be revealed soon. Discussions include the possibility of defunding Smith's office amid allegations of political vendetta and election interference.
Speaker Mike Johnson raps DOJ for targeting Trump, says ‘stay tuned’ for plan to rein in special counsel Jack Smith https://t.co/modmzvUahA https://t.co/b874xvkWNC
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Mike Johnson is Speaker of the House. He controls the power of the purse for the federal government. Rather than focusing on defunding Jack Smith and the weaponization of government, Mike Johnson flew to NYC to focus on a state-level case against President Trump he has no power… https://t.co/zahOJ5ECSt
#MikeJohnson once again waded into the debate about defunding #JackSmith’s office amid allegations of a political vendetta in his prosecution of #Trump, with the speaker saying lawmakers are “actively” considering ways to “rein in” the special counsel. https://t.co/BwZvxSZQ8T
Speaker Mike Johnson raps DOJ for targeting Trump, says ‘stay tuned’ for plan to rein in special counsel Jack Smith https://t.co/yIPoW8xudT https://t.co/a6XK7jqQpI
House Speaker Mike Johnson accused the Department of Justice on Tuesday of being weaponized against former President Donald Trump, and promised that details for his plan to reel in special counsel Jack Smith would be coming soon. https://t.co/MON6PMGzqm
Speaker Mike Johnson takes on Trump prosecutors, vows to investigate them for election interference https://t.co/9v1q18YK8d https://t.co/THZiYxWilX
Speaker Mike Johnson on the House Republicans’ effort to interfere with Jack Smith’s investigation: “I’m working with Chairman Jordan of the House Judiciary Committee, Chairman Comer of our Oversight Committee, on measures to rein in the abuses of special counsel Jack Smith.” https://t.co/pWoRiZSfKx
Outside Trump trial, Speaker Johnson says he's working with Comer and Jordan to "rein in abuses of Special Counsel Jack Smith"