GOP warns of pushback ahead of looming Trump indictment

[UpInArms]

The expected federal indictment of former President Trump, which former Attorney General Bill Barr predicts is “near,” is teeing up a Capitol Hill battle over funding for the Justice Department and FBI.

Trump allies, led by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), have threatened to cut Department of Justice and FBI funding if those federal law enforcement agencies target Trump — but that’s not a popular idea with Senate Republicans, who fear it gives political ammo to Democrats.

The issue is heating up as lawmakers turn their attention to the annual spending bills to fund the federal law enforcement agencies.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), a Trump ally, has called on Congress to reform the FBI in “a major way.”

“Maybe we need to break them up,” he said.

“I do want law enforcement available to do law enforcement tasks. My concern with the FBI is they don’t seem very concerned about law enforcement; they seem focused on these political witch hunts,” he added.

More at:

https://news.yahoo.com/gop-warns-pushback-ahead-looming-100000578.html

Lookie … all of TFG’s crime mates are squealing like mashed cats … methinks they doth protest a bit too much

[Cha]

1. Don't Fuck with Justice for the

Number one Putin Puppet, mini putin puppets.

[Blue Owl]

9. No kidding!

I guess they like playing with fire -- let's see them get burned!

[2naSalit]

21. They are...

Co-conspirators and they are just trying to burn it all down so they won't do time.

[emulatorloo]

2. It is so UNFAIR that the FBI is catching criminals doing crimes!

[ShazzieB]

26. The nerve of those FBI agents!

How DARE they waste taxpayers' money trying to catch criming criminals and so they can be put on trial and maybe even be punished for their criming! What an outrage!

Quick, somebody order a fainting couch for Marge! She's going to need one any minute now!

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

43. I wish that any of my fainting spells had been that elegant

I almost always crumpled to my knees first, then I either went sideways or flat on my face.

Never, ever landed on my back.

[pwb]

3. Yes Joshy the entire F.B.I. is working on your poor innocent Trumpy.

F.B.I. agents couldn't give a flying fuck about trump or what you think about anything.

[Lovie777]

4. I am sick and tired of the fucked up GQPs.......

[gratuitous]

5. Look who wants to defund the police

The party of law-n-order. Knock me over with a feather!

[yardwork]

6. Quick, get rid of the FBI before they investigate meeeee!!!

[Bev54]

7. All hat and no cattle.

[hippywife]

8. Their asses are on the same line...

as the former Oaf of Office, all 147 of them; if they don't clear him, they're next and I'm soooo here for it.

[wiggs]

13. Correct. That's why Trump is 'asking' them to help with his DOJ problems. It's actually a threat,

...that not only are there some on the DOJ/SC radar for complicity in Jan 6 but he also knows who tried to help armbend state reps during the 2020 election, knows who has taken foreign money in 2016 and 2020, knows who has cozied up to Putin and SA.

Mob members own each other...is what he's saying.

[hippywife]

15. I'm waiting for them to go down...

just as much as I am their fearful leader.

[wiggs]

20. I imagine there's a lot going on behind the scenes. Who knows what dirt...threats of exposure..what

kinds of admissions would avoid the most jail time...what they can do to either win in 2024 or cause much chaos...what foreign powers can do to help the gop (war in Iran?)...what october surprises could happen...what investigations can be started in the House.

Not just Trump who's having conversations...but those complicit in any number of problems. Lots and lots of panic, I imagine.

[Maeve]

10. "FAFO" to all of them

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

11. They ain't gonna do a MF thing!

[Comfortably_Numb]

12. Run Josh run. Chickenshit fuckmook.

[Bristlecone]

14. F off. What are they gonna do? Hold sham hearings?

[enigmania]

16. Another whiny ass

redneck weenie. All they do is break the law, defy the social contract, stir up the morons, and then whine about the consequences.

[UpInArms]

17. Welcome to DU, enigmania!

Long may you post

[Skittles]

36. YOU KNOW IT, ENIGMANIA

meanwhile they chant LOCK HER UP about made-up bullshit about Hillary

[Biophilic]

18. Too late guys. You are damned if you do and damned if you don't.

And I, for one, will enjoy watching you squirm and try to get off the hook. So sad. And, the best part, they did this to themselves.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

19. surely the very greedy, very wealthy TFG enablers knew his talent was skirting the law.

Because they need to skirt the law as well. Meanwhile all they do for the country is dish out culture wars by poking the racists & bigots.

Ungrateful wretches all.

[2naSalit]

22. Josh...

Josh, Josh! You know we can see and hear you, right?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

23. Threats to the Rule of Law and democracy. The Cult is so transparent. . . . nt

[WarGamer]

24. Squealing like MASHED CATS?

Not a cat lover, I see... lol

[UpInArms]

32. Actually, I adore my cats

I have a 17 year old, an 8 month old … two beloved ferals and whoever else shows up at the table …

But haven’t you heard the noise they make?

[WarGamer]

38. MASHED? Like as in crushed?

[UpInArms]

39. Ahhhh. ...

No … just loud cat fights in the night in the country …. I always have just called it “mashed cats”

[WarGamer]

40. those noises are pretty scary...

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

44. Supposed to be.

It's supposed to convince the other cat to get lost.

Or else.

[Joinfortmill]

25. Rofl. What idiots. They're next

[Midnight Writer]

27. We need to defund the FBI for their political witch hunts. Plus, we need them to go after Joe Biden!

[stage left]

28. I'm tired of

traitors occupying seats in congress.

[Aristus]

29. ...And just like that, "If you can't do the time, don't do the crime" was dropped from the

Republican lexicon.

[Orrex]

30. All the more reason to jail him incommunicado pending trial

[patphil]

31. Translation: You're making us look bad; as bad as we really are, so stop it.

We don't want this to be our defining moment. You'd better stop now or we'll be forever chained to this loser, and we'll tear the nation down for revenge.

[The Wizard]

33. Why ia the GQP

concerned about covering up the Trump crime wave? What else could they be hiding?

[Mr. Sparkle]

34. Its hard to believe they used to call themselves the law and order party.

[Skittles]

35. IS TRUMP ABOVE THE LAW OR ISN'T HE

REPUKES CAN GO FUCK THEMSELVES

[617Blue]

37. They are being handed a golden opportunity to be rid of this POS.

Will they take it?

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

41. They can threaten it all they want

But they know, full well, that he bill to defund the DOJ would be DOA in the Senate. Even if it somehow squeaked out of there, Biden would veto it.

This is just primate posturing, to get the other monkeys riled up.

[spanone]

42. They are as traitorous as the mango madman.

FUCK THEM ALL.