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Insane, Ludicrous, and Absurd
For six hours, Jim Jordan and House Republicans attacked Trump's appointed FBI Director Christopher Wray with conspiracy theories, threats, and accusations of political bias.
Once the party of law and order, Republicans are now threatening to defund the FBI in an attempt to defend Trump for his mishandling of classified documents and for attempting to overturn the 2020 elections. A lifelong Republican, FBI director characterized GOP conspiracy theories that the FBI orchestrated the January 6 Attack on the Capitol and is unfairly targeting conservatives as “Insane,” “Ludicrous,” and “Absurd.”
FBI Delayed Trump Investigation
Top DOJ and FBI officials feared appearing partisan and blocked early proposals to investigate Trump and his allies for more than a year.
One full year after the January 6 Insurrection, only four prosecutors were assigned to investigate Trump. This long delay prevented agents from interviewing key witnesses and securing evidence such as email and phone records. Only after being publicly embarrassed by the House January 6 Committee and investigative journalists, did the DOJ leadership determine there was sufficient evidence to investigate Trump directly. Jack Smith was appointed as special counsel in November of 2022.
GOP Attacks FBI to Protect Trump
Jim Jordan's Republican House Weaponization committee shamefully embraces right wing conspiracy theories on live TV.
To shield Donald Trump from criminal prosecution for attempting to overturn American democracy, the GOP Weaponization committee heard testimony from disgraced FBI agents that have embraced right wing domestic terrorists and deep state conspiracy theories. The January 6 Investigation is the largest in U.S. history with over a 1,000 people charged and members of right wing militias convicted of seditious conspiracy by three separate juries. Despite this, a significant number of Republicans still voted to object to the results of the 2020 elections after the Insurrection that day.