{"id":2568960,"date":"2026-02-11T19:11:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T00:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/slotkin-mocks-good-boy-mike-johnson-after-failed-doj-indictment-take-a-beat\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T19:14:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T00:14:48","slug":"slotkin-mocks-good-boy-mike-johnson-after-failed-doj-indictment-take-a-beat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/slotkin-mocks-good-boy-mike-johnson-after-failed-doj-indictment-take-a-beat\/","title":{"rendered":"Slotkin mocks &#8216;good boy&#8217; Mike Johnson after failed DOJ indictment: &#8216;Take a beat&#8217;"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fslotkin-mocks-good-boy-mike-johnson-after-failed-doj-indictment-take-a-beat%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=2568960&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>Elissa Slotkin mocked House Speaker Mike Johnson as a \u201cgood boy\u201d for President Donald Trump after Johnson argued that Slotkin and five other Democrats should be charged with obstruction for a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >video urging service members<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-scott-jennings-chews-up-dems-on-genuinely-shocking-call-for-military-to-disobey-orders-foment-insurrection-in-the-ranks-of-the-military\/\" title=\"Watch: Scott Jennings Chews up Dems on Genuinely Shocking Call for Military to Disobey Orders - ...Foment Insurrection in the Ranks of the Military...\">disobey illegal orders<\/a>. Slotkin told the Washington Examiner that Johnson should pause and remember that the presidency is checked by Congress and not followed blindly. The piece notes that the Justice Department failed to secure a grand jury indictment against the lawmakers involved, prompting criticism from Trump and calls for prosecution by Johnson. Sen. Mark Kelly defended his Democratic colleagues, urged all legal options be kept open, and criticized Johnson for siding with the management over what he called constitutional principles. The article frames a broader partisan dispute over the DOJ examination and free speech in Congress, including Kelly\u2019s comments about Johnson\u2019s role and the political dynamics among Republicans and Democrats.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Slotkin mocks &lsquo;good boy&rsquo; Mike Johnson after failed DOJ indictment: &lsquo;Take a beat&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2502339\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elissa-slotkin\/\">Elissa Slotkin<\/a> (D-MI) mocked House Speaker <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) as a &ldquo;good boy&rdquo; for President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Wednesday after he argued that she and five other congressional Democrats should be charged with obstruction.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The speaker of the House should take a beat and remember why he&rsquo;s there, and that our founding fathers designed this as a separate branch of government to provide checks and balances on the president, not salute like a good boy and do what he says every single time,&rdquo; Slotkin told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4454615\/wes-moore-maryland-senate-vote-redistricting-plan-state-of-the-state\/\">Moore urges Maryland Senate to vote on redistricting plan: &#8216;Do not let the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/moore-urges-maryland-senate-to-vote-on-redistricting-plan-do-not-let-the-democratic-process-die-in-the-free-state\/\" title=\"Moore urges Maryland Senate to vote on redistricting plan: ...Do not let the democratic process die in the Free State...\">democratic process die<\/a> in the Free State&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4454376\/mike-lee-john-curtis-talking-filibuster-save-act\/\">MAGA vs moderate fight over SAVE Act divides Utah senators<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4453901\/immigration-fraud-congressional-scrutiny-somali-scams\/\">Immigration fraud faces congressional scrutiny following massive Somali scams<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Her comments came hours after the Justice Department <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4453576\/grand-jury-indictment-seditious-six-illegal-orders\/\">failed to secure a grand jury indictment<\/a> against the congressional Democrats, two senators and four House members, who filmed a video urging service members to disobey illegal orders.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s not clear which charges the DOJ ultimately pursued, but Johnson responded to the failed indictment by reiterating that they should be prosecuted. Trump has accused Slotkin and her Democratic colleagues of &ldquo;seditious behavior&rdquo; over the video and previously suggested they should be put to death.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think that anytime you&rsquo;re obstructing law enforcement and getting in the way of these sensitive operations, it&rsquo;s a very serious thing, and it probably is a crime,&rdquo; Johnson said on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), the other senator being scrutinized by the DOJ, joined Slotkin at a Wednesday morning press conference after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officer-who-saved-young-girl-from-knife-attacker-makhia-bryant-cleared-of-wrongdoing\/\" title=\"Officer Who Saved Young Girl From Knife Attacker Ma\u2019Khia Bryant Cleared of Wrongdoing\">grand jury decision<\/a>, vowing to keep &ldquo;all of our legal options open&rdquo; should the Trump administration decide to pursue the charges further.<\/p>\n<p>The two also chided congressional Republicans for largely sidestepping an uproar over the investigation, which Democrats said is intended to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/victory-for-social-media-users-everywhere-shapiro-daily-wire-cleared-of-frivolous-charges-over-tweet\/\" title=\"\u2018Victory For Social Media Users Everywhere\u2019: Shapiro, Daily Wire Cleared Of \u2018Frivolous\u2019 Charges Over Tweet\">chill free speech<\/a>. Kelly disputed Senate Majority Leader John Thune&rsquo;s (R-SD) Wednesday <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AnthonyAdragna\/status\/2021604771254133123?s=20\">assessment<\/a> that the grand jury decision is an example of the &ldquo;judicial system at work,&rdquo; before pivoting to Johnson later in the press conference.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) speak during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Jose Luis Magana)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I think Mike needs to go back to his office and seriously think about what he said publicly,&rdquo; Kelly said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s the speaker of the House of Representatives. He&rsquo;s one of the most powerful people in this country,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;And if he&rsquo;s going to side at every moment with this administration when they are clearly not on the side of the Constitution, I think he&rsquo;s got to really evaluate why he is there and who he is really serving.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4454376\/mike-lee-john-curtis-talking-filibuster-save-act\/\"><strong>MAGA VS MODERATE FIGHT OVER SAVE ACT DIVIDES UTAH SENATORS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kelly, a retired Navy captain, has separately sparred with War Secretary Pete Hegseth, who censured him in January over the video, arguing it &ldquo;undermines good order and discipline in our Armed Forces.&rdquo; Kelly is suing the Pentagon as it moves to lower his rank and cut his retirement pay.<\/p>\n<p>His Democratic colleagues have separately refused to sit for interviews with the FBI related to the DOJ investigation. The White House has backed Hegseth&rsquo;s decision, calling the video an attempt to sow &ldquo;disorder and chaos&rdquo; within the military.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slotkin mocks Johnson after DOJ setback; urges checks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2568961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26042671269361.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[4402,73625,73626,5894,19817],"class_list":["post-2568960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-congress","tag-doj-indictment-2","tag-mike-johnson-2","tag-politics","tag-slotkin"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26042671269361.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2568960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2568960"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2568960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2568964,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2568960\/revisions\/2568964"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2568961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2568960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2568960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2568960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}