.RepMattGaetz plans to introduce a bill to defund special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into former President Donald Trump.
“The House of Representatives needs to take action to defund this special counsel investigation immediately,” Gaetz said Tuesday on his podcast Firebrand, adding the House doesn't have to wait for the “appropriations process” or “the Holman rule.
Smith has led the inquiry into Trump since he was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in November 2022 to investigate the former president's role in the Capitol riot and potential efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. “Deranged Jack Smith, the prosecutor with Joe Biden’s DOJ, sent a letter stating that I am a TARGET of the January 6th Grand Jury investigation," Trump posted on Tuesday morning.
“I have sent correspondence to the attorney general. I just want to know who's on the Jack Smith team,” Gaetz said.
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