Calls to defund the DOJ and the FBI are growing among Republicans as Trump faces criminal charges.
after being asked what his committee can do against the alleged"weaponization of government."
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan speaks before the arrival of former President Donald Trump at a rally at Dayton International Airport on November 7, 2022 in Vandalia, Ohio. Jordan called for defunding the DOJ and the FBI over investigations into Donald Trump."Yes," responded Jordan."And what I'd really like, frankly, I'd really like for the government to stay out of the election process.
Jordan has long been a loud opponent of calls for defunding state police in the wake of the killing ofin 2020 and the protests that followed. But the Ohio Republican's support for law and order does not apparently extend to cover federal law enforcement agencies, which he argued in the Fox News interview have been"turned against the very same people they are supposed to serve."
Calls for defunding the police in 2020 and the following years have included both ideas about completely eliminating the police and proposals to reshuffle funds now dedicated to state police and limit officers' functions. In January, Jordan condemned calls to defund the police, saying that the attacks against law enforcement discourage"enough good people" from becoming police officers."We shouldn't have this whole attitude about defund the police," he said onThe chairman of the House Judiciary Committee hasn't been the only Republican to call for defunding the
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