NEW: Jim Jordan Proposes Bill To Shut Down Trump Investigations

U.S. House Republicans, led by Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH), have introduced legislation intended to strip federal funding of special counsel Jack Smith’s two cases against former President Donald Trump.

In a letter to House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole (R-OK), the House Judiciary Committee chair proposed reforms to the 2025 federal budget that include, among other items, prohibiting funding for “politically sensitive investigations” or the implementation of “radical regulations.” Newsweek reported that Rep. Jordan specifically requested a denial of funding for “a criminal prosecution against a former or current President or Vice President” by the Department of Justice.

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Smith, who was appointed by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, oversees two federal cases against President Trump related to the 2021 riots at the Capitol and his possession of classified documents. A separate election interference trial in Georgia has been the target of Jordan’s fiscal reforms; in his letter, the Ohio Republican requests that Cole prevent the direction of funds “to be used, to consult, advise, or direct state prosecutors and state attorneys general in the civil action or criminal prosecution of a former or current President or Vice President brought against them in state court.”

In a post on X, Jordan’s committee wrote that his letter contains “legislative proposals to DEFUND lawfare by Jack Smith, Fani Willis, Alvin Bragg, and Letitia James.”

🚨 #BREAKING: @Jim_Jordan submits legislative proposals to DEFUND lawfare by Jack Smith, Fani Willis, Alvin Bragg, and Letitia James.

Also, no money for new FBI headquarters.

Read the full appropriations package here: https://t.co/YnofN174Xb pic.twitter.com/cmFOvXzRTL

— House Judiciary GOP 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@JudiciaryGOP) June 3, 2024

In Georgia, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has been subjected to state and federal inquiries about the use of federal funds by her office as it prosecutes President Trump and 18 codefendants for allegedly attempting to overturn the state’s 2020 election results. Rep. Jordan recently claimed to have obtained testimony from a whistleblower and former employee of Willis who alleged she diverted anti-gang funds to fuel her Trump investigation.

The House has until September 29th to hammer out a budget for the new fiscal year, but dealings with the U.S. Senate and any threat of a veto by President Biden will constrain that timeline. The White House submitted its recommendations for the bill back in March, and any inclusion of language to deny Smith funding would be a hard sell to President Biden.

F0llowing President Trump’s New York conviction in his hush money case, Congressman Jordan called the decision a “travesty of justice” and a way “to keep President Trump off the campaign trail and avoid bringing attention to President Biden’s failing radical policies.” He has previously traveled to Manhattan to defend the former president outside the courtroom.

“Americans see through Democrats’ lawfare tactics and know President Trump will be vindicated on appeal,” Jordan added.

Whether or not the congressman succeeds in converting his recommendations into law, both federal cases against Trump will likely be delayed past the November election. A judge in one case has stayed all developments pending a decision by the Supreme Court on Trump’s claims of immunity, and obligatory delays in the other case have similarly extended its timeline. If Trump wins reelection, he is expected to order the DOJ to drop both cases.

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