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GOP lawmakers out of their minds over search on their leader by Trump-appointed FBI director [1]
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Date: 2022-08-09
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Texas Republican Rep. Ronny Jackson tweeted, “Tonight the FBI officially became the enemy of the people!!”
x Tonight the FBI officially became the enemy of the people!!! — Ronny Jackson (@RonnyJacksonTX) August 9, 2022
Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene initially tweeted to “Defund the FBI,” then Tuesday morning called the raid “tyrannical” and suggested that the FBI’s search will only stoke GOP voters in November.
x DEFUND THE FBI! — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) August 9, 2022
“I’ve talked a lot about the civil war in the GOP and I lean into it because America needs fearless & effective Republicans to finally put America First. Last night’s tyrannical FBI raid at MAR is unifying us in ways I haven’t seen. In January, we take on the enemy within.”
x I’ve talked a lot about the civil war in the GOP and I lean into it because America needs fearless & effective Republicans to finally put America First.
Last night’s tyrannical FBI raid at MAR is unifying us in ways I haven’t seen.
In January, we take on the enemy within. — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) August 9, 2022
Indiana Rep. Jim Banks offered that “Republicans have a moral duty to fight back!”
x Republicans have a moral duty to fight back! — Jim Banks (@RepJimBanks) August 9, 2022
Florida Sen. Rick Scott claimed on Fox News that the FBI execution of the warrant was something you’d see from the “Gestapo” and the “Soviet Union and Latin America.”
x Rick Scott says the FBI raid of Mar-a-Lago is like the Nazis and the Soviet Union and Latin American dictatorships pic.twitter.com/a0cFWl4kJM — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 9, 2022
Georgia Rep. Jody Hice met with Trump and Greene in 2020 to discuss plans to overturn the presidential election results. According to Georgia Democrats, “video surfaced of Hice promising that if elected, he would work to retroactively ‘decertify’ the 2020 election results.”
Monday night, Hice wrote on Twitter, “What does the FBI know about Hunter Biden?”
x What does the FBI know about Hunter Biden? — Rep. Jody Hice (@CongressmanHice) August 9, 2022
New York Republican Rep. Claudia Tenney accused the Department of Justice and the FBI of “being weaponized” and demanded that President Joe Biden and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland “answer immediately” for the Mar-a-Lago search.
“The DOJ & FBI are being weaponized like never before to target political opponents. This Admin has thrown the rule of law and faith in our democratic institutions out the door. Joe Biden and Merrick Garland must answer immediately for today’s raid against an American president.”
x The DOJ & FBI are being weaponized like never before to target political opponents. This Admin has thrown the rule of law and faith in our democratic institutions out the door.
Joe Biden and Merrick Garland must answer immediately for today’s raid against an American president. — Rep. Claudia Tenney (@RepTenney) August 9, 2022
Republican Florida Rep. John Rutherford tweeted Monday night that he wanted to see the FBI search warrant and “probably cause.” Well, we don’t know the cause of the search, but it was “probably” because Trump has committed a crime—probably.
x I want to see an immediate release of the search warrant and the "probably cause" used to obtain it. Release it Director Wray, NOW. (2/2) — Rep. John Rutherford (@RepRutherfordFL) August 9, 2022
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler of Pennsylvania called the FBI search harassment of Trump and suggested that law enforcement should be focused on “terrorists at our southern border.”
“So far this year, CBP arrested more than 50 terrorists at our southern border but we have no idea how many evaded capture and entered our country. The FBI should be answering that question, not harassing a former president.”
x So far this year, CBP arrested more than 50 terrorists at our southern border but we have no idea how many evaded capture and entered our country.
The FBI should be answering that question, not harassing a former president.
https://t.co/1hy8uavHTT — Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (@GReschenthaler) August 9, 2022
Texas Rep. Louis Gohmert called the search something “Stalin would be proud of…”
x We evolved to a #JusticeSystem that was the fairest in the world.
Now, #DOJ & House Dems are taking us back 6-7 DECADES, approaching a Soviet-style justice system.
Stalin would be proud of what they’re doing.
It’s grossly unfair, grossly unjust.
https://t.co/ojwjSFsxow — Louie Gohmert (@replouiegohmert) August 8, 2022
Sen. Rand Paul called the search “outrageous and unjust, but predictable.” Paul is the same man who said he was “proud of the job Donald Trump has done,” and called Trump’s impeachment the “antithesis of unity.”
x The @FBI raid on President Trump was approved by Director Wray, who also claimed that the illegal FISA warrants used to spy on Trump were constitutional.
Today’s raid is outrageous and unjust, but predictable. — Rand Paul (@RandPaul) August 9, 2022
Sen. Marsha Blackburn referred to the “Obama FBI” and warned, “If they can do this to Trump, they will do it to you!” So try not to steal any classified documents from the White House, folks.
x The Obama FBI began spying on President Trump as a candidate.
This isn’t how a justice system should operate, and it should outrage every American.
If they can do this to Trump, they will do it to you! — Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) August 9, 2022
The head of the FBI is Christopher Wray. He became the eighth director on Aug. 2, 2017. He was formally nominated by Trump on June 26, 2017, and confirmed by the Senate on July 12, 2017.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy chose to put Garland on notice with a warning to the attorney general to “preserve your documents and clear your calendar.”
I swear, I thought that message was for Trump.
x Attorney General Garland: preserve your documents and clear your calendar. pic.twitter.com/dStAjnwbAT — Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) August 9, 2022
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