House Republicans jump to Donald Trump's defense after he says he's target of Jan. 6 probe
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Washington — Congressional Republicans were quick to defend former President Donald Trump on Tuesday after he revealed he received a letter informing him that he is a target of a federal probe into efforts to prevent the transfer of power after the 2020 presidential election.
GOP House leaders repeated familiar refrains about the investigations involving Trump overseen by special counsel Jack Smith, claiming that the Justice Department is pursuing politically charged probes in an effort to damage the former president, who is currently the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination.
"I guess under a Biden administration, Biden's America, you'd expect this," House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters of the target letter Trump received. "If you notice, recently President Trump went up in the polls and was actually surpassing President Biden for reelection. So what do they do now? Weaponize government, go after their number one opponent. It's time and time again."
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