House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, has vowed to retaliate against Sunday’s guilty verdict against former President Trump, saying House Republicans will use “everything in our arsenal.”
Johnson made the remarks while appearing on “Fox News Sunday” with host Shannon Bream. The speaker emphasized the oversight powers the House has and said they plan to use them to target corrupt prosecutors. However, he clarified that Republicans must abide by the “rule of law.”
“We are the party of law. Chaos is not a conservative value. We have to fight back and we will fight back with all the tools we have. But we will do it within the rule of law,” Johnson said.
“We believe in our institutions. We are conservatives and we are trying to protect the greatest country in the history of the world. Its institutions are an important part of that. Our judicial system is an important part of that,” he added.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson vowed to retaliate against former President Trump on Sunday, saying House Republicans will use “everything in our arsenal.” (Getty Images)
Last week, Trump was convicted in a Manhattan court of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, sparking outrage from conservatives. Bream underscored claims by some conservatives that the right response is to sue Democratic politicians.
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Johnson, however, stressed that Republicans should abide by the rule of law and pointed to the efforts of House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio. Jordan has subpoenaed Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and the lead prosecutor in the Trump case to testify before the committee on June 13.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Republicans would use their oversight powers to retaliate against Trump’s sentencing. (Getty Images)
Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on July 11.
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The former president used his conviction to galvanize voters who viewed his prosecution as purely political. He has three other indictments to defend himself against.
The former president used his conviction to galvanize voters who viewed his prosecution as purely political. He has three other indictments to defend himself against. (Felipe Ramales, Fox News Digital)
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Trump’s campaign has raised tens of millions of dollars since Thursday’s conviction. His campaign estimates they will bring in about $150 million this week.
