Roland Gutierrez, D-San Antonio, announced Monday he is joining the Democratic primary to challenge U.S. We need some sanity.”Įven if the plan to defund Garland and other officials passes the House, it will be dead on arrival in the Democratic-led United States Senate. "Let’s say Ron DeSantis happens to be the next president, and now will be cutting off his Cabinet because they don’t like his policies,” said one swing-district Republican. However, some Republicans representing swing districts are balking at the moves and worrying about what precedent they will set for future administrations.
READ MORE: Jack Smith probing potential 'criminal intent' in Sydney Powell's plot to seize voting machines In addition to Mayorkas, the House Republicans also have their eyes set on going after the salary of Attorney General Merrick Garland and even Trump-appointed FBI Director Christopher Wray. "If we’ve got a problem, a policy difference - not high crimes and misdemeanors - with Mayorkas, the proper procedure is to cut his salary in the appropriations process," Buck told Politico. Jordan's other witness, Agent Marcus Allen, also had his security clearance rejected for, among other reasons, refusing to relay information to other agents about January 6 suspects. In addition to all of these allegations, Friend also is accused of promoting conspiracy theories about the January 6 attack on the U.S. "I think it's clear who is weaponizing government," concluded Wasserman Schultz, as Jordan moved to give the floor to a different representative. Wasserman Schultz continued, "the cherry on top could be your unauthorized recording of executive management, which, as I'm sure you know, violates Florida law, along with your unsanctioned interviews with Sputnik News, established by the Russian government in 2014 and fully owned by the Kremlin and Putin's cronies." "Yet an independent investigation concluded that you demonstrated a number of security concerns, which included that you refused to execute a court-ordered arrest warrant, and when you downloaded documents from intelligence systems to an unauthorized removable flash drive." claim that your top secret security clearance was improperly revoked," said Wasserman Schultz. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) pointed out to one of the witnesses, Miami Field Office Agent Steve Friend, had his security clearance revoked for a reason that might make him a less than credible witness. House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) kicked off a hearing on Thursday featuring a pair of FBI "whistleblowers" alleging corruption and political misconduct at the agency as part of his investigation into the "weaponization" of government against Trump and his supporters.īut things got off to a bad start when Rep.
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