A bizarre turn of events…
On Monday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) subpoenaed the House of Representatives as part of a grand jury investigation.
According to Mediaite, during floor action, House Reading Clerk Susan Cole relayed the following letter from House Sergeant at Arms William P. McFarland:
The Honorable, the Speaker, the House of Representatives. Sir, this is to notify you formally pursuant to rule 8 of the rules of the House of Representatives that the Office of the Sergeant at Arms for the House of Representatives has been served with a grand jury subpoena for documents issued by the U.S. Department of Justice.
After consulting with the Office of General Counsel, I have determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent with the rights and privileges of the House.
Signed, sincerely, William P. McFarland, Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives.
Congressional reporter Jamie Dupree noted that the lack of specific jurisdiction in the letter is highly unusual.
“When the Speaker is notified of a subpoena, the name of the court is always included,” he tweeted. “This one just says ‘a grand jury subpoena for documents issued by the U.S. Department of Justice.'”
On Tuesday, news broke that the DOJ's investigation is focused on progressive Democrat “Squad” member Cori Bush (Mo.). (RELATED: Outspoken ‘Squad' Member Hit With FEC Complaint)
According to Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman, the subpoena was “for records relating to the misspending of federal security money.”
In October 2022, the New York Post reported that Bush's campaign had spent a staggering sum totaling almost $500,000 on private security during the 2020-2022 campaign cycle.
Even while investing heavily in her own safety, Bush has insisted that “defunding the police has to happen.”
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