Arr, Johnson be schemin' to thwart the scurvy DOJ from usin' their weapons against Cap'n Trump! Aye, matey!
2024-06-04
Arr, House Speaker Mike Johnson be summoning the might o' Congress to give the Department of Justice a taste o' their own medicine for aimin' their cannons at former President Trump. Ye best be watchin' out, me hearties, for the storm be brewin'!
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., revealed a "three-pronged" strategy for cracking down on the alleged weaponization of the Department of Justice (DOJ) in a closed-door meeting with House Republicans on Tuesday. It comes as former President Trump faces criminal charges in two federal cases led by special counsel Jack Smith, as well as charges in Fulton County, Georgia, and a criminal conviction on 34 counts in Manhattan criminal court. Three people, two GOP lawmakers and a source familiar with the plan, told Fox News Digital that Johnson’s strategy to rein in the "weaponization" of the DOJ is broadly focused on three pillars: oversight, appropriations, and legislation. Johnson updated Trump on the plan ahead of announcing it to his House GOP conference, Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, told Fox News Digital.Johnson confirmed his approach during a press conference just after the meeting. "We’re going to do everything we can, everything within our scope of our responsibility in the Congress, to address it appropriately. And I announced this morning to our conference, we're working on a three-pronged approach," Johnson told reporters. Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., told Fox News Digital that he understood Johnson’s timeline for his strategy to include both the next six months, while the House GOP still holds its razor-thin majority, and next year, assuming they keep the chamber from flipping to Democratic control.Jackson suggested Johnson was looking at a shorter timeline but said the speaker did not give specifics on the matter. "I know there are people that are anxious, myself included, to see something happen. So it’ll be soon," Jackson said. Johnson's comments come the same day that Attorney General Merrick Garland is on Capitol Hill testifying before the House GOP-led Judiciary Committee. Fox News Digital reached out to the DOJ for comment.