McCarthy calls for House investigations as Republicans slam potential Trump indictment

[News Junkie]

Source: Politico

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Saturday said he would direct House committees to investigate the Manhattan district attorney’s potential prosecution of former President Donald Trump.

Trump on Saturday predicted on Truth Social that he would be arrested next week in the probe over his handling of a hush-money payment during his 2016 presidential campaign, prompting a slew of Republican allies to express their outrage.

McCarthy said the Manhattan DA’s move would be “an outrageous abuse of power by a radical DA who lets violent criminals walk as he pursues political vengeance against President Trump,” and said that he is “directing relevant committees to immediately investigate if federal funds are being used to subvert our democracy by interfering in elections with politically motivated prosecutions.”

Rep. Chip Roy said an indictment of the former president would be “politically-motivated” — a symptom of what Roy called a “politicized ‘justice’ system that will be (is being) weaponized against ALL Americans.”

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/18/republicans-trump-indictment-mccarthy-00087741

[AllaN01Bear]

1. yawn

[Botany]

2. Investigate the DA for doing his job? Good look w/that.

n/t

[TheRealNorth]

3. Sounds like Legislative overreach....

Along with interference in the Judicial system and a violation of states' rights.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

21. Not to worry, Speaker of the House, and other coup loving scum, u also to be arrested.

Then the defendant gets to investigate the prosecution??…as the trial commences…lol!

[SouthernDem4ever]

34. This!

McCarthy should worry about his own arrest.

[cstanleytech]

33. Also a clear attempt to intimidate the DA which IS a criminal offense.

[no_hypocrisy]

4. Prove it, Kevvy!

[Mr.Bill]

5. Investigate away, Kevin.

So far your gang of misfits and idiots are batting zero in investigating.

[Justice matters.]

6. Who'd ever thought a House speaker would investigate the Untouchables

who finally nailed Al Capone for tax frauds/evasion???

[ificandream]

39. Elliot Ness would have kicked his ass.

[bullimiami]

7. Weaponizing much, Kev??

[TheCowsCameHome]

8. Fuck the whole bunch of them.

I'm sick to death of these Republican hypocrites and their endless trips to kiss Trump's pasty white ass. I just heard lyin' Lindsey Graham whining like a little girl about the impending charges and arrest of the orange dung pile.

One day I hope they all rot like chunks of meat in the blistering desert sun.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

9. Ookkaay Kev,

I guess MTG pleasured you into making that tweet you twit.
How does it feel to be her, and I don't mean to insult female dogs, bitch??

[ShazzieB]

14. Ewwwwww!

I don't even want to think about how it would feel to be MTG! Just the idea of it makes my skin crawl!

[MarineCombatEngineer]

15. Sowweeyy.

I guess I could tone it done a bit.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

10. Kevie trying to stay RELEVANT.

What can it be?

[C_U_L8R]

11. Hey Kev, get Gym Jordan right on it !

That'll really show em. Bwhahaha.

[Bengus81]

12. There is no Trump crime big enough for those ass kissers

Nope,all abuse of power,witch hunts etc,etc,etc

[notdarkyet]

13. What are they going to investigate? What happened to the prison investigation just last week?

Haven’t heard a word. How much did that cost? I hope they got schooled about what goes on in prisons

[louis-t]

23. Lots of empty threats.

From scared, little boneheads.

[truthisfreedom]

16. The crusty sound of republican undies bunching

[swag]

17. The Republicans couldn't investigate a trip to the toilet. N/T

[turbinetree]

18. Hey Kevin ....ever hear of obstruction of justice.....if your ilk was for law and order.....

you would have impeached the traitor when you had the chance and now you want to obstruct a legal inquiry.......and you were given the facts twice.....

[Rizen]

19. Republicans are such criminals!

They want one law for rich, white, strait, christian men and another law for everyone else.

[DownriverDem]

20. No one is above the law

repubs are such dangerous fools.

[louis-t]

22. Let the screaming begin.

They will threaten every future Dem president with impeachment for anything they can dream up.

[Initech]

24. Can't have an independent thought. Rupert Murdoch doesn't like that.

[raising2moredems]

25. What a bunch...

of chicken shit pussies. Next investigation is the sun doesn't rise in the east. I do hope someone is keeping track of the TAXPAYER dollars spent on these wasteful investigations.

[oldsoftie]

26. One of the many felonies should be first, not the stupid Stormy case.

There's bank fraud, tax fraud, obstruction of justice, etc, but we're gonna start with Trump paying off a woman to keep quiet about a 90 second affair? Most people are going to look at Stormy like they did the Monica Lewinsky case

[DemocraticPatriot]

27. So they are going to investigate the investigation into the alleged crimes of Trump ??

I do not think that they have entirely thought this through---

which is par for their course!


LET THE INVESTIGATION BEGIN! LMAO

[AZLD4Candidate]

28. Speaker Weak and Stupid proves his name everyday.

[modrepub]

29. Which Democrat

is going to point out to the investigating committee that it was TFG fornicating with a porn star that started all of this mess? Who will protect the children from having to cover all of this for their current event's class in school?

[sarcasmo]

30. A do nothing idea, from the do nothing dolts.

[cstanleytech]

31. I am not surprised to see the Republicans abusing their power yet again to try and protect Trump.

[LenaBaby61]

43. They have NO power to do what HOSTAGE/Not for long Speaker idiot McCarthy's talking about.

[videohead5]

32. This is local

Local DA's do not answer to congress. This is a state's rights issue.

[Mr. Ected]

35. If he walks like a fascist and talks like a fascist

Methinks he is indeed a fascist.

[nwduke]

36. This clown

continues to bleed stupidity🤪

[ashredux]

37. Just how does is he plan to investigate this? Just a silly knee-jerk publicity stunt....

[paleotn]

38. McCarthy has the power to do exactly.......nothing.

[LenaBaby61]

44. THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

[geretogo]

40. McCarthy is as mentally deranged as M traitor Green .

[DallasNE]

41. So, If Republicans Can't Be Indicted By A Grand Jury

That would mean that Republicans are above the law and do whatever they damn well please. That defines a Banana Republic exactly. The new McCarthyism is rearing its head.

[orangecrush]

42. Have an obstruction charge

Asshole.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

45. Looks like goober boy Comer is following McCarthy's orders

House GOP chairmen ask Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg to testify on Trump probe

WASHINGTON — Three House Republican committee chairmen on Monday called on Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to testify before Congress "about what plainly appears to be a politically motivated prosecutorial decision" in any potential indictment of former President Donald Trump in the prosecutor's hush-money probe, according to a letter sent to Bragg.

"You are reportedly about to engage in an unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial authority: the indictment of a former president of the United States and current declared candidate for that office," the letter, obtained by NBC News, says. It comes ahead of a pending New York grand jury decision in the case.

"This indictment comes after years of your office searching for a basis — any basis — on which to bring charges, ultimately settling on a novel legal theory untested anywhere in the country and one that federal authorities declined to pursue," they continued. "If these reports are accurate, your actions will erode confidence in the evenhanded application of justice and unalterably interfere in the course of the 2024 presidential election."

The letter was signed by House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio; House Oversight Chairman James Comer, R-Ky.; and House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil, R-Wis.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-gop-chairmen-ask-manhattan-d-a-alvin-bragg-to-testify-on-trump-probe/ar-AA18RdnG

[pfitz59]

46. The DA can tell Congress to F Off

lack of jurisdiction.

[Novara]

47. There it is! He found the weaponization of Congress!

The call is coming from inside the house!