Republican lawmakers criticized President Biden after the Justice Department appointed a special counsel to oversee probes into former President Donald Trump.
, R-Tex., called the timing of the special counsel's appointment problematic given that Trump had just announced his third run for the White House.
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday appointed former Justice Department official Jack Smith as special counsel to oversee investigations into former President Donald Trump's alleged mishandling of classified documents and efforts to overturn the 2020 election. "Republicans will need to refuse to appropriate any funding to Merrick Garland’s Special Counsel and defund any part of the DOJ acting on behalf of the Democrat party as a taxpayer-funded campaign arm for the Democrat’s 2024 presidential nominee," said Greene.
The House Judiciary Committee Republicans tweeted from their account Friday, casting doubt on Smith's ability to remain impartial in his conduct of the investigation. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said in a statement that he is"confident" that Smith will follow the law and pursue justice in his investigation.
"We were not aware. As you know, the Department of Justice makes decisions about its criminal investigation independently. We are not involved… I would refer you to the Department of Justice on any questions on this. But again, we were not given advance notice. We were not aware of this investigation," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Friday during a briefing., a former assistant U.S.
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