Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, announced Monday that she will introduce a measure to defund the office of special counsel Jack Smith and his investigation into former President Donald Trump.
“Today, I would like to announce that I am writing an appropriations bill to defund Jack Smith, the special counsel, his office and the investigation,” Greene said Monday on the House floor. “This is an armed government attempt to take down the main political enemy and leading presidential candidate of the United States, Donald J. Trump.”
Smith was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in November to investigate Trump’s handling of classified documents that he removed from the White House and transported to Mar-a-Lago as his term ended.
Greene’s announcement comes as Trump is scheduled to go on trial Tuesday in Miami, Florida, on 37 charges related to the classified documents and alleged obstruction of justice.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced Monday that she will introduce a measure to defund the office of special counsel Jack Smith and its investigations into former President Donald Trump. (Getty)
Greene argued that Smith’s investigation into Trump is politically motivated and claimed there was a double standard between Trump and Democrats, who were also found to have deleted classified material.
“We cannot allow the government to be armed for political purposes,” he said. “I would also like to ask all my colleagues to join me in this effort. We must use the power of appropriations to stop the weaponization of the government, especially considering that we know there are other who are guilty of real crimes.”
He also drew comparisons between how the Justice Department was handling Trump’s case and how it investigated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
“There should have been an investigation into this,” he said.
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Greene also referenced classified documents belonging to President Joe Biden, which were removed during his time as vice president and later found at the Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C. Additional documents were found at his home in Delaware.
Special Counsel Robert Hur is investigating Biden’s handling of classified documents.
“Don’t forget Joe Biden’s documents that are sitting in his garage next to his Corvette, where the door opens and closes,” Greene said. “America sees this exactly for what it is and we will not allow it to stand.”
Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz expressed support for Greene’s proposal.
“This is an article I flex! I’m so here to do it,” he wrote on Twitter.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene argued that the investigation into Trump is politically motivated. (AP)
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Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., said Sunday that the House should act on its constitutional duty to oversee.
“Congress can and must hold Biden’s DOJ accountable by defunding its efforts during the adjudication process, executing the Holman Rule to remove and defund corrupt officials, and overseeing its baseless investigations,” Biggs said in a tweet.
In a 49-page indictment, Smith argued that Trump intentionally took classified documents with him when he left the White House in January 2021.
These documents included “information about the defense and weapons capabilities of both the United States and foreign counties; United States nuclear programs; potential vulnerabilities of the United States and its allies to military attack; and plans for possible retaliation in response to a foreign attack,” Smith said. said
Trump is scheduled to go on trial Tuesday in Miami, Florida, on 37 charges related to his handling of classified documents. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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Smith’s office also said the former president spoke to other people about the classified material. He also stored them precariously inside a ballroom, a bathroom and shower, an office, his bedroom and a storage room at his Mar-a-Lago club and residence, the special counsel alleged.
