Disgusted at watching vast sums of taxpayer dollars spent on prosecutions she believes are political, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia wants to drain the swamp of funds that support special counsel Jack Smith.
Smith was named last fall to oversee the Justice Department’s investigation and ultimate prosecution of former President Donald Trump over his handling of classified documents. He also was given carte blanche to investigate whether there was obstruction of justice in connection with the Capitol incursion on Jan. 6, 2021.
Although Smith has secured a 37-count criminal indictment against Trump in the documents case and the current federal fiscal year’s budget has long been approved, Greene said it was never too late to fight back.
“This morning, I’m writing an appropriations rider to DEFUND Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office and entire investigation,” she posted Monday on Twitter. “I will not vote for ANY appropriations bill to fund the weaponization of government. I hope every one of my Republican colleagues will join me.”
This morning, I’m writing an appropriations rider to DEFUND Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office and entire investigation.
I will not vote for ANY appropriations bill to fund the weaponization of government.
I hope every one of my Republican colleagues will join me.
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene?? (@RepMTG) June 12, 2023
In another tweet, the congresswoman said, “We have to use the power of appropriations to stop the weaponization of government. I’m introducing an appropriations rider to DEFUND Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office and entire investigation. Where are the investigations into true criminals like Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton?”
We have to use the power of appropriations to stop the weaponization of government.
I’m introducing an appropriations rider to DEFUND Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office and entire investigation.
Where are the investigations into true criminals like Joe Biden and Hillary… pic.twitter.com/OYfsGmCfrB
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene?? (@RepMTG) June 12, 2023
That was accompanied by a video of Greene speaking on the House floor Monday.
“Today, I’d like to announce that I’m writing an appropriations rider to defund Jack Smith, special counsel, his office and the investigation,” she said. “This is a weaponized government attempt to take down the top political enemy and leading presidential candidate of the United States, Donald J. Trump.”
“We cannot allow the government to be weaponized for political purposes. I’d also like to ask all of my colleagues to join me in this effort. We have to use the power of appropriations to stop the weaponization of government, especially in light that we know that there are others who are guilty of true crimes,” the congresswoman continued, referencing former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s email scandal and the classified documents found in President Joe Biden’s garage.
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