Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) has formally sent budget recommendations to defund multiple prosecutors and agencies investigating Donald Trump.
In a letter to Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) of the Committee on Appropriations, Jodan outlined budget cuts to prevent what his committee called the "weaponization" of government under President Joe Biden. Jordan said his proposals should be included in the fiscal year 2025 appropriations bills.
Jordan recommended language that would limit funds to special counsel Jack Smith and withhold federal funding from certain local prosecutors, such as New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
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"We recommend that the Appropriations Committee, with appropriate consultation from leadership, include language to eliminate federal funding for state prosecutors or state attorneys general involved in lawfare and to zero out federal funding for federal prosecutors engaged in such abuse," Jordan wrote.
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The Judiciary chair said language from the letter should be included in future spending bills to stop "egregious abuses, misallocation of federal law-enforcement resources, and misconduct within the leadership ranks of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)."
"We recommend that the Appropriations Committee include language to eliminate any funding for the FBI that is not essential for the agency to execute its mission, including rescinding prior appropriations and prohibiting new taxpayer funding for any new FBI headquarters facility," the letter explained.
Jordan advocated for the cessation of funding for what he called the Biden Administration's "open-border immigration policies." According to Jordan, these policies have allowed millions of illegal entries into the United States, which he claimed have compromised national security and public safety.
Read the entire letter here.