{"id":1976497,"date":"2023-07-18T17:16:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T21:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaetz-set-to-introduce-bill-to-defund-jack-smith-investigation-into-trump\/"},"modified":"2023-07-18T17:16:39","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T21:16:39","slug":"gaetz-set-to-introduce-bill-to-defund-jack-smith-investigation-into-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaetz-set-to-introduce-bill-to-defund-jack-smith-investigation-into-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaetz to propose bill cutting funds for Trump investigation by Jack Smith."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fgaetz-set-to-introduce-bill-to-defund-jack-smith-investigation-into-trump%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=1976497&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>Rep.\u2063 Matt\u2062 Gaetz \u200bPlans to Introduce \u200dBill\u2064 to Defund Special \u200dCounsel Investigation<\/h2>\n<p>Rep. Matt Gaetz\u200c (R-FL)\u200b is taking action to defund\u200c special counsel Jack Smith&#8217;s investigation into\u2063 former President Donald \u200dTrump. In \u2063a recent episode \u200cof his podcast \u2063Firebrand,\u2063 Gaetz emphasized \u200bthe \u200durgency\u2063 of the situation, stating \u200dthat the House\u200b of Representatives should\u2063 not wait for the\u200c appropriations process\u200d or\u200b the\u2063 Holman rule.<\/p>\n<h3>Protecting\u2064 Democracy and\u2063 Preserving the\u200c Republic<\/h3>\n<p>Gaetz\u2064 strongly believes \u2064that the investigation\u2062 poses a threat to \u200cdemocracy and accuses \u200bthose involved of engaging \u2064in\u200b election\u200b interference. He questions\u2063 the purpose of preserving the \u2062republic\u2064 if Congress \u200blacks the\u2062 capability to\u2062 stop such interference. Gaetz emphasizes \u2062the need to \u200boperationalize our\u2062 commitment\u200c to protecting democracy.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Trump \u200cis the subject of\u200d two \u200bDepartment\u2064 of Justice investigations.\u2064 One focuses on the Capitol riot \u200dthat occurred on January 6, while the \u200cother\u2062 pertains to \u200dhis \u2064alleged mishandling \u2063of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-intel-committee-issues-bipartisan-request-for-more-info-on-mar-a-lago-raid\/\" title=\"Senate Intel Committee Issues Bipartisan Request for More Info on Mar-a-Lago Raid\">classified documents found<\/a>\u200d at his Mar-a-Lago \u200cresidence.<\/p>\n<h3>Smith&#8217;s Role\u200b in the \u200dInvestigation<\/h3>\n<p>Since \u2063his\u2063 appointment by\u200b Attorney General\u200c Merrick Garland in\u200c November 2022, \u200dJack Smith \u2062has been leading the inquiry \u2063into Trump&#8217;s involvement\u2062 in\u200d the Capitol\u2063 riot and any\u200b potential efforts \u200dto overturn the 2020 election results.<\/p>\n<p>Trump himself revealed\u2064 on Truth Social\u200c that \u200dhe received\u2063 a letter from\u200c Smith, notifying \u2064him that he is a target of a \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaetz-set-to-introduce-bill-to-defund-jack-smith-investigation-into-trump\/\" title=\"Gaetz to propose bill cutting funds for Trump investigation by Jack Smith.\">grand jury\u2063 investigation based<\/a>\u2062 in\u200c Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<h2>Gaetz&#8217;s Efforts to\u200d Defund the\u200c Investigation<\/h2>\n<p>Gaetz&#8217;s bill aims to \u2062defund the investigation,\u200d citing concerns \u2062of election interference\u2064 and a lack of transparency from\u200d the\u200d Department of \u200dJustice towards Congress. He\u200b has reached out to the\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue \"Substantial Allegations\" of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">attorney general<\/a>, seeking information\u2064 about\u200c the individuals on Smith&#8217;s team.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Gaetz sent\u200d a \u200bletter to\u2062 Garland, requesting that the DOJ keep \u200dand produce\u200b all \u2064records \u200bfrom Smith&#8217;s office. He demanded\u2063 access to a \u2064staff and phone \u200dlist \u200dof \u200cemployees assigned to \u200bSmith&#8217;s office, with\u200c a deadline of July\u2063 7 \u200bfor \u200cthe\u200d documents \u200bto\u2064 be provided \u2064to Congress. Gaetz claims that the\u2064 DOJ has been unresponsive to \u2062his \u200crequests.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz emphasizes the power of the purse, \u200cstating \u200dthat it \u200dshould be \u2062wielded consistently to achieve victory for\u200d the \u200bAmerican people and put \u2062an end to the investigation.<\/p>\n<p><a \u2062href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK\u200b HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) intends to propose a bill defunding special counsel Jack Smith&#8217;s investigation of ex-President Donald Trump. Gaetz emphasized the urgency, stating that the House should act promptly without waiting for the lengthy appropriations process. 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