Donald Trump urged Republicans in Congress early Wednesday to “defund” the Department of Justice and the FBI “until they come to their senses.”
He cited the two federal agencies in a post on his Truth Social account the day after he was arraigned in Manhattan on a 34-count felony indictment charging him with falsifying business records related to hush money paid to a porn star and others.
While the two federal agencies had no direct involvement in the case, which was brought by a local district attorney in New York, the agencies are involved in other Trump investigations. And Trump’s post aimed to make a broader point about the “weaponization” of law enforcement across the board:
REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS SHOULD DEFUND THE DOJ AND FBI UNTIL THEY COME TO THEIR SENSES. THE DEMOCRATS HAVE TOTALLY WEAPONIZED LAW ENFORCEMENT IN OUR COUNTRY AND ARE VICIOUSLY USING THIS ABUSE OF POWER TO INTERFERE WITH OUR ALREADY UNDER SIEGE ELECTIONS!
Trump’s forceful post came after the judge who handled his arraignment in Manhattan Supreme Court, Juan Merchan, cautioned the former president Tuesday against using inflammatory rhetoric in his social media posts.
Some other Republicans have expressed sentiments similar to Trump’s.
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, on Sunday called for Congress to “limit funds going to some of these agencies” in response to Trump’s treatment.
and the DEMOCRAT PARTY !!!!! DEFUND
Just add the list of colleges to the list also.
Federal Register, includes list of all 438 agencies and sub-agencies. VP, Secretary of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, HHS, Homeland Security, HUD, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, Veterans Affairs & Attorney Genera on and on and on and on! anyone see a pattern and a problem here?
I’m sure no one would notice if half were not there tomorrow! except maybe for the lazy ass dc/md residents who would no longer have a gravy train!