(The Guardian) Trump allies suggest they will do all they can to help him in Mar-a-Lago case
Meanwhile in Washington, Donald Trump’s allies in Congress are vowing to do all they can to help him fight Jack Smith’s prosecution.
Here’s the judiciary committee’s Republican chair Jim Jordan hinting to CNN that he may demand testimony from Smith, the special counsel appointed by attorney general Merrick Garland specifically to handle the investigations into Trump:
But as Punchbowl News reports, the likelihood of Smith going before Congress anytime soon is very low. As long as his investigations and prosecution of Trump remain active, the justice department will decline to cooperate with any subpoena issued to Smith, citing their policy of not commenting on ongoing cases. The GOP’s best bet at this point would be to sue, but there’s no saying what a federal judge would think of their demand, or even when it would be considered.
That said, Garland is expected to make a regularly scheduled appearance before the House judiciary committee in the late summer or early fall, Punchbowl reports, an occasion Republicans will undoubtedly use to air their grievances over Trump’s prosecution.
Meanwhile in Washington, Donald Trump’s allies in Congress are vowing to do all they can to help him fight Jack Smith’s prosecution.
Here’s the judiciary committee’s Republican chair Jim Jordan hinting to CNN that he may demand testimony from Smith, the special counsel appointed by attorney general Merrick Garland specifically to handle the investigations into Trump:
But as Punchbowl News reports, the likelihood of Smith going before Congress anytime soon is very low. As long as his investigations and prosecution of Trump remain active, the justice department will decline to cooperate with any subpoena issued to Smith, citing their policy of not commenting on ongoing cases. The GOP’s best bet at this point would be to sue, but there’s no saying what a federal judge would think of their demand, or even when it would be considered.
That said, Garland is expected to make a regularly scheduled appearance before the House judiciary committee in the late summer or early fall, Punchbowl reports, an occasion Republicans will undoubtedly use to air their grievances over Trump’s prosecution.
