Republican leaders in the House of Representatives have vowed to investigate what they call the weaponized politicization of the Department of Justice (DOJ) after the FBI raided President Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago home on Monday.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said that he has ‘seen enough’ and advised Attorney General Merrick Garland to ‘preserve your documents and clear your calendar,’
Attorney General Garland: preserve your documents and clear your calendar. pic.twitter.com/dStAjnwbAT
— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) August 9, 2022
“The Department of Justice has reached an intolerable state of weaponized politicization,” McCarthy said in a statement posted to social media,
“When Republicans take back the House, we will conduct immediate oversight of this department, follow the facts, and leave no stone unturned. Attorney General Garland: preserve your documents and clear your calendar.”
House Minority Whip, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), released a statement saying the raid was a “weaponization of the FBI by Biden’s DOJ against his political opponent.”
Scalise posted his statement to social media saying “House Republicans will hold them accountable next year.”
Let’s be clear: This is a brazen weaponization of the FBI by Biden’s DOJ against his political opponent—while giving their political allies free passes.
It’s exactly why the IRS shouldn’t get an army of 87,000 more agents.
House Republicans will hold them accountable next year.
— Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) August 9, 2022
Chair of the House Republican Conference Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY.) said what the FBI did in raiding President Trump’s home is ‘an actual threat to democracy,’
“The FBI’s raid on President Trump’s Florida home is a dark day in American history. The political weaponization of the FBI and Department of Justice is an actual threat to democracy. There is a reason that Americans no longer trust these agencies. This is the same corrupt agency that illegally fabricated FISA warrants, knowingly deceived Americans about Russian “collusion” for years, and weaponized itself to perpetuate this hoax with their all-too-eager mainstream media accomplices. This is the same agency that protected Hillary Clinton, James Comey, and continues to lie to protect Hunter Biden. This is the same agency that refuses to provide accountability and transparency into the deadly limo crash in Schoharie County in my district.
“There must be an immediate investigation and accountability into Joe Biden and his Administration’s weaponizing this department against their political opponents – the likely 2024 Republican candidate for President of the United States.”
Many across the political spectrum are condemning the raid and saying people in the United States have lost faith in the FBI and the Justice system with the “unprecedented abuse of power.”
