{"id":1967388,"date":"2023-07-08T10:57:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T14:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/millions-more-spent-on-trump-investigations-than-on-biden-document-probe-records-show\/"},"modified":"2023-07-08T10:57:50","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T14:57:50","slug":"millions-more-spent-on-trump-investigations-than-on-biden-document-probe-records-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/millions-more-spent-on-trump-investigations-than-on-biden-document-probe-records-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Records reveal that the amount of money spent on investigations into former President Trump far exceeds the funds allocated for probing documents related to President Biden."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">52<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmillions-more-spent-on-trump-investigations-than-on-biden-document-probe-records-show%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1967388&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Department of Justice&#8217;s Investigation into Trump&#8217;s Alleged Mishandling of Classified Documents<\/h2>\n<p>The Department of Justice and special counsel Jack Smith have spent over $9 million of taxpayer dollars in just four months investigating former President Donald Trump\u2019s alleged mishandling of classified documents and a January 6-related investigation into the former president.<\/p>\n<p>The amount spent by the DOJ and Smith dwarfs the amount reportedly spent by special counsel Robert Hur and DOJ agencies on investigating President Joe Biden\u2019s alleged mishandling of classified documents, a number that is closer to $1.2 million.<\/p>\n<p>Smith spent about $5.5 million from November 18, 2022, to March 31, 2023, while other DOJ agencies spent closer to $3.8 million assisting the investigation. In the Biden documents case, Hur spent $615,962 from January 12 to March 31, 2023, while other DOJ agencies chipped in about $572,185.<\/p>\n<p>According to Smith\u2019s expenditures, nearly $2.7 million was spent on compensation to those investigating, with another $1.9 million going toward contractual expenses.<\/p>\n<h3>The January 6 Investigation<\/h3>\n<p>The January 6 investigation is looking \u201cinto whether any person or entity violated the law in connection with efforts to interfere with the lawful transfer of power following the 2020 presidential election or the certification of the Electoral College vote held on or about January 6, 2021.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>John Durham\u2019s two-and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manhattan-d-a-enlisted-a-whos-who-of-biden-admin-buddies-for-trump-takedown\/\" title=\"Manhattan D.A. Enlisted A Who\u2019s Who Of Biden Admin Buddies For Trump Takedown\">-a-half-year investigation<\/a> into the shoddy Trump-Russia collusion allegations cost about $7.6 million.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1688831213092000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1PLjNvPE9xhE43TkDJzri8\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>In a Friday Truth Social post, Trump slammed Smith and the investigations into him, characterizing them as election interference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDeranged Jack Smith, the wacko prosecutor that Corrupt Joe Biden and his Thugs stuck on me during the political campaign in which Biden is losing \u2018BIG\u2019 (an absolute No, No!), just announced that he has spent over 9 million dollars, already, on this continuing Witch Hunt. Biden\u2019s Special Prosecutor, by comparison, has spent almost nothing. Prosecutorial Misconduct for purposes of Election Interference!\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is not yet facing any charges related to January 6 but has been charged with 37 counts in the document investigation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joy-behar-blames-gerald-ford-for-a-possible-trump-pardon\/\" title=\"Joy Behar accuses Gerald Ford of being responsible for a potential Trump pardon.\">including willful retention<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-rips-trump-for-doing-the-same-thing-the-obama-administration-did\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Rips Trump For Doing The Same Thing The Obama Administration Did\">national defense information<\/a>, conspiracy to obstruct justice, corruptly concealing documents or records, and making false statements.<\/p>\n<p>The former president and his lawyers have consistently maintained his innocence, saying that Trump is being targeted in politically motivated probes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will say that Jack Smith, I think, absolutely wants to rain hellfire down on this president and his supporters \u2013 not just people in his orbit, but also his supporters. And he\u2019s going to stop at nothing,\u201d Trump lawyer Jesse Binnall told Just the News on Thursday. \u201cThis is not a good guy \u2026 Unfortunately, the people that he tends to work with are zealots.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hur was appointed to investigate Biden after several batches of classified documents were found at the Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C., and in a garage in his home in Wilmington, Delaware.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The DOJ and special counsel Jack Smith have used $9 million of taxpayer money in four months probing ex-President Donald Trump&#8217;s alleged mishandling of classified documents and the January 6 investigation. 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