Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks to reporters following the weekly Senate Democratic policy luncheon on Capitol Hill on March 28. STEFANI REYNOLDS via Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — Senate Democrats plan to put Republicans on the spot in the coming weeks via a resolution condemning former President Donald Trump’s call to defund federal law enforcement. AdvertisementThe former president asked Republicans in Congress to “defund the DOJ and FBI” last week amid federal investigations into his efforts to overturn the 2020 election result and his post-presidency hoarding of official documents. AdvertisementBut House Republicans have spoken with one voice when denouncing the various criminal investigations into Trump, suggesting it’s fundamentally improper for him to be prosecuted. Senate Republicans have been relatively quiet about the criminal cases swirling around the former president, with Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) not making any public remarks.

Source: Huffington Post April 12, 2023 05:11 UTC