When pressed whether such funds are really used that way, he said he doesn’t know but plans to probe the matter to find out. NBC News reported Friday that law enforcement and security agencies across various levels of government were preparing for the possibility of an indictment as early as this week, including taking security precautions in the event of violent outbursts. Nevertheless, Republicans do seem in agreement that they oppose Bragg’s efforts, with McCarthy already issuing various tweets over the past two days vowing to have relevant committees probe whether federal funds “are used to facilitate the perversion of justice by Soros-backed DAs across the country,” referencing billionaire liberal donor George Soros. 6 Capitol riot in 2021, when he encouraged followers to turn out to protest the presidential election results. Looming over Trump’s latest protest remarks are memories of the Jan. (Greene noted she won’t go to New York to protest, instead planning to go to Trump’s rally in Waco, Texas, later this month.) Greene, an ardent Trump loyalist who supported McCarthy during his speakership race, similarly attacked the probe as “corrupt” and a “witch hunt,” while comparing it to what happens in communist countries.Īnd she also defended the California Republican’s response when asked directly about it, saying that while “people have the right to choose,” that she’s “said the same thing” as McCarthy. “Of course, President Trump means peaceful protests.” Of course, he means peaceful,” Greene told reporters. And he doesn’t have to say peaceful for it to mean peaceful. And that’s an important constitutional right. Americans have the right to assemble, the right to protest.
“I don’t think there’s anything wrong with calling for protests. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) told reporters that people have the right to protest, though she denounced any potential political violence in reaction to a possible Trump indictment. Just feet away from the stage where McCarthy and other members of leadership argued against protests, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chair of the House Judiciary Committee and its weaponization subpanel. McCarthy, however, said in a follow-up question that he has not spoken to Trump, but he has spoken to Rep.
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