
Most conservatives believe that the current Department of Justice has been weaponized against Donald Trump.
That has brought about some serious allegations from House GOP members, who would like to see Attorney General Merrick Garland impeached over it.
Speaker Johnson (D-LA) recently addressed this very issue.
Will It Work?
If there was anyone in this administration who deserved to be impeached, it was Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas.
After the House voted to impeach him, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) quickly brought the vote to the floor to dismiss all charges.
Within minutes, the impeachment was over.
The same thing would happen if Garland was impeached, so Johnson is being very careful about what he is recommending to the caucus on this front.
He stated, “Merrick Garland has been held in contempt, we filed a lawsuit against him in federal court to enforce the subpoena.
“He’s made a mess of the Department of Justice, they’ve weaponized the whole legal system in the minds of many American people and this is a very dangerous thing.
“So is he guilty of treason, high crimes and misdemeanors? I’m not sure, that’s a high burden.
“I don’t know, legally, politically, right now if impeachment is the right step.”
Johnson also discussed whether he will try to remain Speaker if the GOP holds the House in the upcoming election.
He stated, “People ask me all the time are you having fun as speaker — I mean, I’m a wartime speaker, in a real sense.
“With a larger majority and with unified government, I also believe it could be a time of unifying the country and it’s an exciting prospect to be a part of that movement, so that’s the motivation to keep going on this. It’s not an easy job.”
Many House members are not happy with Johnson, so he will have to convince them to vote for him again.
The good news is the talk of removing him has died down, which will help the GOP in the upcoming election, especially with all the turmoil going on in the Democrat Party right now.
The Harris move changes a lot in terms of how down-ballot voting will go compared to Biden, which is likely the real reason the Democrat Party wanted Biden out.
We will monitor this moving forward to see where the GOP stands in terms of holding the House and flipping the Senate.