{"id":2282705,"date":"2024-06-24T13:45:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T17:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-looks-to-slash-funding-for-jack-smith-in-doj-spending-bill-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-24T13:49:50","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T17:49:50","slug":"house-gop-looks-to-slash-funding-for-jack-smith-in-doj-spending-bill-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-looks-to-slash-funding-for-jack-smith-in-doj-spending-bill-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"House GOP looks to slash funding for Jack Smith in DOJ spending bill &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fhouse-gop-looks-to-slash-funding-for-jack-smith-in-doj-spending-bill-washington-examiner%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=2282705&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--><p>The\u200d U.S. House of Representatives is set\u200b to consider several crucial \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elizabeth-warrens-controversial-financial-agency-unconstitutional-court-rules\/\" title=\"Elizabeth Warren\u2019s Controversial Financial Agency Unconstitutional, Court Rules\">annual spending bills<\/a> as lawmakers reconvene in Washington. These bills \u2062include proposals to reduce the salaries of top officials in the \u2063Biden administration \u200cand to halt funding for special counsel Jack Smith&#8217;s \u2064legal actions \u2063against former President Donald Trump. As part of the appropriations process, votes are anticipated on three critical bills essential \u200dfor funding the Departments of Defense and \u2064Homeland Security, along with state and foreign operations.<\/p>\n<p>The House Appropriations Committee is also working through additional spending measures such as the\u2064 Commerce, Justice, and Science appropriations bills, which \u2062cover funding for entities like the Department \u200dof Justice. Of significant note is the\u2063 inclusion of a\u200c provision in the final bill aimed \u2062at defunding Jack Smith\u2019s \u2063prosecutions of \u2064Donald \u200cTrump. This measure is actively supported \u200bby significant figures such as Jim Jordan (R-OH)\u2063 and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), among other Trump allies in \u200dthe House.<\/p>\n<p>Jim Jordan has also \u200cproposed cuts in the 2024 fiscal budget targeting what he describes as \u201cpoliticized prosecutions\u201d by state \u200cand local prosecutors, specifically pointing to actions by Manhattan \u2064DA Alvin\u2062 Bragg, Fulton County DA \u2063Fani Willis in Georgia, and NY Attorney General Letitia James\u2014all of whom are currently pursuing cases against Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Speaker of the\u200c House, Mike Johnson (R-LA), has expressed intentions to curb what he perceives as abuses by Smith\u2019s office, arguing that these prosecutions represent a \u200cpolitically motivated weaponization of the judicial \u200dsystem against Trump, especially concerning \u2062his handling of classified documents\u2064 and attempts to challenge the 2020 election\u2063 results. Johnson alleges that these judicial actions \u200care coordinated \u2063political assaults meant to\u2063 interfere with\u2062 Trump&#8217;s potential re-election \u200ccampaign. \u200bHe characterizes these efforts as\u200d borderline criminal conspiracy and asserts\u200d that they are transparent election interference tactics visible to the\u2063 public.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The House is set to consider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3013669\/house-gop-seek-ambitious-schedule-pass-spending-bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>several annual spending bills <\/a>as lawmakers return to Washington this week, including proposals to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3026856\/garland-square-off-house-gop-trump-conviction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>slash the salaries <\/a>of top Biden administration officials and defund special counsel Jack Smith\u2019s prosecutions against former President <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers are expected to vote on three of their must-pass appropriations bills to fund the departments of Defense and Homeland Security, as well as state and foreign operations. The House Appropriations Committee will also continue its markups for other spending bills that will come to the floor later this summer, including the Commerce, Justice, and Science appropriations bills that allocate funding for agencies such as the Justice Department. <\/p>\n<p>The final bill, in particular, has attracted attention as lawmakers look to include a measure that would defund DOJ special counsel Jack Smith\u2019s prosecutions against Trump. The provision has been repeatedly requested by some of Trump\u2019s top allies in the House, including Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). <\/p>\n<p>Jordan has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-to-press-garland-on-abuses-before-judiciary-committee\/\" title=\"House Republicans will question Garland on 'abuses' in front of Judiciary Committee\">made funding requests<\/a> for fiscal 2025 to include cuts for \u201cpoliticized prosecutions from state and local prosecutors engaged in lawfare,\u201d specifically naming Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in Georgia, and New York Attorney General Letitia James, each of whom has opened cases against Trump.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has indicated the House GOP will \u201crein in the abuses\u201d of Smith\u2019s office, arguing its prosecutions relating to Trump\u2019s handling of classified documents and attempts to overturn the 2020 election are evidence that \u201cthe judicial system in our country has been weaponized against President Trump.\u201d Trump is running for a second term in the White House against his 2020 rival, President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese cases are coordinated political attacks, plain and simple,\u201d Johnson told reporters last month. \u201cThey are a clear attempt to keep Donald Trump in the courtroom and off the campaign trail. That\u2019s what this is. It\u2019s an election interference. It is borderline criminal conspiracy, and the American people see right through it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>House appropriators will continue marking up the DOJ spending bill, which is expected to come to the floor for a vote in mid-July. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, GOP leaders are looking to advance the Defense, Homeland, and SFOPS bills to the floor this week for full consideration to stay on track with their ambitious appropriations schedule unveiled earlier this year. Under that plan, lawmakers are hoping to vote on all 12 appropriations bills in June and July to have the budget completed through the House before members leave for their August recess. <\/p>\n<p>However, that may be easier said than done after several hiccups in the last appropriations process, and lawmakers are in for what could become a marathon voting session this week. <\/p>\n<p>There are already more than 800 amendments filed for the three appropriations bills up for consideration this week. Among those include several \u201cculture war\u201d amendments on immigration, abortion, environment, and diversity, equity, and inclusion \u2014 proposals that will likely cause Democrats to vote against the bills altogether. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also among the proposed amendments are measures to slash the salaries of top Biden administration officials, including Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The proposals would decrease their salaries to just $1. <\/p>\n<p>Even if the three appropriations bills manage to make it through the House, they are unlikely to be considered by the Senate in their current form \u2014 setting the stage for a drawn-out spending fight that could extend past the election in November. Senate leaders and the White House could also seek to punt the funding deadline, Oct. 1, until after it is known who will be president in 2025 and which party will be in control of the upper chamber.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As lawmakers reconvene in Washington, the House is poised to deliberate on multiple annual spending bills. Key proposals include cutting salaries of senior Biden administration officials and defunding special counsel Jack Smith&#8217;s prosecutions of ex-President Donald Trump. 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