Speaker Johnson Says Lawmakers ‘Actively’ Discussing Ways to ‘Rein In’ Jack Smith, Including Defunding
‘The Department of Justice has clearly been politicized,’ the speaker said.
By Tom Ozimek
5/15/2024 Updated: 5/15/2024
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday once again waded into the debate about defunding special counsel Jack Smith’s office amid allegations of a political vendetta in his prosecution of former President Donald Trump, with the speaker saying lawmakers are “actively” considering ways to “rein in” the special counsel, including using the Congressional power of the purse.
A day after accusing Mr. Smith of bias in his prosecution of President Trump and vowing to rein him in, Mr. Johnson was asked by a reporter during his weekly press conference on Capitol Hill on May 15 to detail what that effort actually looks like.
“There’s a lot of different ideas,” Mr. Johnson replied. “People are alarmed that the special counsel, in that capacity, has been abused in recent years.”
“How does Congress rein that in? How does Congress correct that error and ensure that a special counsel is not abusing their authority? You know, we have oversight, of course—but we also have the power of the purse,” he continued. “And so there’s a lot of different ideas being discussed right now on what that would look like.”
The U.S. Constitution gives Congress the primary authority to raise and spend money, known as the “power of the purse.” Conservatives have long argued that billions in taxpayer dollars have been channeled to fund left-leaning agendas and that a way to push back on progressive policies is to withhold funding. More recently, Republicans on the House Oversight Committee have called for defunding federal agencies that refuse to cooperate with congressional investigations. And now, Mr. Johnson said Republicans are “actively” considering whether some form of defunding Mr. Smith’s office is feasible.
A spokesperson for the special counsel’s office declined to comment on Mr. Johnson’s remarks.
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