According to the draft resolution, this panel will investigate how “the executive branch collects information about American citizens, including in ongoing criminal investigations.” In the crosshairs: federal prosecutors, the FBI, the tax authorities… Donald Trump’s allies do not hide that it is a question of questioning the reasons that justified the opening of various investigations against the former Republican president.
The Justice Department and federal police “have been instrumentalized by the Biden administration against its political opponents, particularly during the unprecedented raid of President Trump’s home,” elected official Elise Stefanik said on the conservative Fox.News channel.
Chip Roy, one of the slingers who blocked Kevin McCarthy’s membership at the perch for four days, explained that his group had requested significant resources for this commission before falling in line. “We have more resources, more detail and more power to target the recalcitrant Biden government,” he boasted on the same channel.
“Not Americans”
According to him, it will have the same room for maneuver as the “commission of inquiry into January 6, 2021”, with a democratic majority. The latter exposed Donald Trump’s responsibility for the storming of the Capitol in high-profile hearings, before recommending that he be prosecuted. Members of the new body will in particular be able to issue compulsory summons or injunctions to supply documents.
House Democrat leader Hakeem Jeffries accused them of wanting to create “revenge hearings” that were unrelated to American concerns
The Justice Department should, however, seek to protect the confidentiality of its investigations, especially those that are still ongoing.
For the elected Democrat Jerry Nadler it is “a new version of the commission on anti-American activities” which, until 1975, conducted investigations against communist propaganda, targeting various film characters anchored to the left. The opposition seeks to “extremely politicize the judicial system” and “protect” the Trump movement from prosecution related to the Capitol attack, he added on Twitter.
Afghanistan, migrants and hunters
This commission is only the first in a long series. Immediately after his election, on the 15thAnd At voting time, Kevin McCarthy promised to look into President Joe Biden’s record. He referred to investigations into the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan or migration policy on the Mexican border, where migrant arrivals are at historic levels.
Republicans also want to examine Democrats’ handling of the Covid pandemic, including restrictions that they say have hurt the US economy and violated American freedoms. On a more personal level, they are threatening to open an investigation into Hunter Biden, who is accused of using his father’s name to do business in Ukraine and China.
