{"id":1976888,"date":"2023-07-19T00:01:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T04:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-call-political-foul-on-trump-jan-6-probe-as-democrats-praise-move\/"},"modified":"2023-07-19T00:02:24","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T04:02:24","slug":"republicans-call-political-foul-on-trump-jan-6-probe-as-democrats-praise-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-call-political-foul-on-trump-jan-6-probe-as-democrats-praise-move\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Cries Foul on Trump Jan. 6 Probe, Dems Applaud"},"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\">20<\/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%2Frepublicans-call-political-foul-on-trump-jan-6-probe-as-democrats-praise-move%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=1976888&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--><div\u2063 class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" \u2064data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0719\/8806246a-3e1b-4e0a-af2b-6925c46d2c18\/audio.mp3?length=3843693&#038;duration=320\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Republicans are \u200bcrying \u200dfoul\u200c after President Donald Trump\u200c revealed that the \u200dDepartment of Justice \u2063(DOJ) is\u200b investigating him\u200c as part\u200b of \u200bthe Jan.\u200c 6 \u200dprobe, \u200cwhile \u200cDemocrats are\u2063 applauding\u200c the move.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump \u200d<a \u200bhref=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/trump-received-letter-stating-he-is-target-of-january-6-investigation_5405674.html\">stated<\/a> \u200cthat he received \u2063a letter\u2063 from special counsel \u200dJack Smith, giving\u2063 him\u2062 four days to report to a \u200bgrand jury.<\/p>\n<p>In a\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/110735295720085796\">message<\/a> posted on\u2063 his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/people-who-trash-their-family-in-public-cant-be-trusted\/\" title=\"Don't trust those who publicly criticize their own family.\">social\u200b media platform<\/a>, Truth Social, on\u200d Tuesday,\u200d the former president suggested that the short \u2063deadline \u200bmay result\u2062 in\u2064 his arrest and indictment.<\/p>\n<p>The charges\u2063 come\u200d after Mr. \u200cSmith \u200cindicted\u200b Mr. Trump on 37\u200c counts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-director-calls-legit-criticism-of-corrupt-fbi-violence-but-we-werent-born-yesterday-2\/\" title=\"FBI Director Calls Legit Criticism Of Corrupt FBI \u2018Violence,\u2019 But We Weren\u2019t Born Yesterday\">mishandling classified documents<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5324718\" style=\"width: 600px\"\u200d class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/09\/id5324718-Jack-Smith-GettyImages-1258564645-1200x800.jpg\"><figcaption\u2062 class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n\t\tSpecial \u200ccounsel Jack Smith \u2062speaks \u2063at the Department of Justice in \u2063Washington on June 9, 2023.\u200d (Mandel \u2062Ngan\/AFP via \u200bGetty \u200dImages)<br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p>Republicans are \u200ccalling this \u200ba political \u200dmove,\u2063 pointing to \u2063Mr. \u200dTrump&#8217;s recent \u200bsurge in the\u200b polls, \u200cwith several showing\u2064 him leading President\u200b Joe\u2064 Biden by several points.<\/p>\n<p>Speaker of the House Kevin \u2063McCarthy (R-Calif.)\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerMcCarthy\/status\/1681329267768999936?s=20\">told reporters<\/a>, &#8220;If you notice recently,\u2064 President\u200b Trump went up in the polls, and \u2062was actually\u2064 surpassing \u200dPresident Biden for reelection.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So what do they do now?\u2064 Weaponize \u2062government to go\u2064 after their \u200bnumber one opponent.\u2062 It&#8217;s time \u2064and time again.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I \u2062think \u2062the \u200dAmerican public is tired \u2064of this,&#8221; Mr. McCarthy \u200csaid. &#8220;They want equal justice, and\u2064 the\u2063 idea \u200dthat they use\u200d this \u200bto target\u200d those who \u2063disagree with them\u2063 politically is \u200cwrong.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Dan Crenshaw\u200d (R-Texas) told The\u200c Epoch \u200dTimes\u200b that he \u2062has \u200b&#8221;zero sympathies&#8221;\u2063 for anyone involved in the \u2064Jan.\u200b 6 Capitol breach. \u200dHowever, he also suggested that the\u200b DOJ \u200dwould\u200c need strong evidence\u2062 to\u2062 pursue charges of \u200bincitement \u2062to violence\u2063 against Mr. \u200dTrump.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m \u2062unaware\u2063 of\u200b any\u200d evidence that would\u200b suggest \u200che meets that standard,&#8221; Mr.\u200b Crenshaw said. &#8220;So let&#8217;s see where it\u200b goes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Kevin Hern \u2063(R-Okla.) \u200djoined\u200c other Republicans in criticizing the move.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u200d don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s\u200c a mystery \u200dthat every \u200bchance they get to go after the former president, presidential nominee, presidential\u2063 front runner, they&#8217;re going to take it,&#8221; Mr. \u200cHern said. &#8220;We&#8217;ve\u200d never seen so much \u2064done \u2064by the DOJ \u2063to \u2062target \u200dPresident Trump. So&#8230; I&#8217;m not shocked.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All\u2063 it&#8217;s\u200d doing\u2063 is boosting his\u200c numbers,&#8221; Mr.\u200d Hern\u2064 added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s absolute [expletive],&#8221; said\u2064 Rep. \u200bMarjorie \u200dTaylor Greene \u200d(R-Ga.).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The only way\u2064 Democrats\u200d can defeat President Trump is by \u200barresting him, smearing him, and\u200d charging him \u2064with ridiculous offenses\u2014all to cover up\u2064 Joe Biden&#8217;s\u200d and Hunter \u2063Biden&#8217;s \u2063crimes,&#8221; Ms. Greene said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5330402\" style=\"width: 600px\"\u200b class=\"wp-caption\u2062 alignnone\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/13\/id5330402-GettyImages-1237075916-1200x800.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n\t\tU.S. Rep. \u200bMarjorie \u2063Taylor\u200d Greene (R-Ga.),\u200b with\u2063 colleagues\u200c Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and \u200cLouie Gohmert (R-Texas)\u2062 (left), \u2062speaks \u2064at a \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maines-largest-city-in-dire-situation-due-to-unprecedented-volume-of-migrants-arriving-from-southern-border\/\" title=\"Maine\u2019s Largest City In \u2018Dire Situation\u2019 Due To \u2018Unprecedented Volume\u2019 Of Migrants Arriving From Southern Border\">press conference addressing<\/a> the \u2063treatment of \u2062the Jan. 6 detainees at the D.C. \u2063jail in \u2063Washington \u200don Dec. 7, 2021. (Brendan Smialowski\/AFP \u2064via \u200bGetty Images)<br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s unbelievable,&#8221; \u2062she added. &#8220;It&#8217;s\u2062 hard\u200b to even recognize \u200dthat this \u2064is our \u2064country. \u2062The\u2062 American people \u200bare going\u200d to be furious. And what\u2062 Jack Smith\u2063 is doing is weaponizing\u200b government.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. \u200dByron \u2063Donalds (R-Fla.) agreed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Once \u200cagain, the\u200c Department of Justice\u200c is playing\u2063 politics, and I find it interesting \u2064that \u200dthey \u2064are\u2064 moving so quickly on \u2063all these but \u2064they ignore Hunter Biden,&#8221;\u2063 Mr.\u200d Donalds said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t \u200bfind \u2062it funny,\u200c I\u2063 find it to\u200d be highly hypocritical. And that&#8217;s one of \u2063the major issues \u200bwe&#8217;re having with \u200bthe\u200b Department \u2062of\u200d Justice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Following the announcement, Rep. \u2063Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) proposed \u200dlegislation to defund \u200cMr. Smith&#8217;s probe.<\/p>\n<p>Richard Grenell,\u2063 former director \u200bof national\u2062 intelligence in \u2064the\u200d Trump \u2064administration, said,\u2063 &#8220;I\u2063 think\u2063 it&#8217;s pretty\u2063 obvious\u200d to the American \u2063people \u200bthat the\u2064 Biden administration is \u2064weaponized.\u2062 I&#8217;ve \u2064seen every single\u2063 government\u200d agency \u200bthey can\u2062 use \u2063to stop President Trump\u2064 from running.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Grenell expressed\u2062 concerns that by\u200c targeting\u2063 Mr. \u2062Trump,\u2064 the \u200cUnited States is losing its \u2062moral \u200cauthority to \u2063condemn such behavior \u2062in less developed nations.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;No One \u2063Is Above \u2062the Law&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Democrats, on the\u2064 other hand, are praising \u2064the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-call-political-foul-on-trump-jan-6-probe-as-democrats-praise-move\/\" title=\"GOP Cries Foul on Trump Jan. 6 Probe, Dems Applaud\">increased \u200clegal action<\/a> against \u200bTrump.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), in \u2064a r<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republicans cry foul as President Trump reveals DOJ investigation into his involvement in the Jan. 6 incident. Democrats support the move. 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