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Should Trump Get $10 Billion in Apology Money? Mike Johnson Hasn’t Thought About It.
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Apparently House Speaker Mike Johnson doesn’t believe that Congress needs any oversight of President Trump’s actions.
During a Tuesday press conference honoring law enforcement officers as part of Police Week, Johnson dismissed a question about the Justice Department potentially settling Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service—essentially the federal government handing a $10 billion ransom in taxpayer dollars directly to the president.
“One of the things that is not in my purview is the Department of Justice, okay?” Johnson said, asked whether a settlement with Trump by an agency he runs represents a conflict of interest. “I haven’t thought about that or read into it.”
“Go ask the executive branch about it, alright?” Johnson concluded, before reminding everyone to celebrate Police Week.