Will Congress defund special counsel Jack Smith's office? No. Are many Republicans serious about trying to do so anyway? Yes.
, let’s not forget that a variety of congressional Republicans are also eager to defund special counsel Jack Smith’s prosecutions.
Republican Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee introduced one of the measures, and told CBS News in a written statement, “It’s well past time that Congress uses its power of the purse to tell Jack Smith ‘you’re fired.’” But they’re eager to defund the special counsel’s investigations anyway. Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan of WisconsinCBS News, “Republicans are no longer a political party, but a cult following Donald Trump’s orders. Holding government funding hostage in order to protect the four-time indicted former president is irresponsible at best, and dangerous at worst.”
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