Thu Jun 8, 2023 AT 11:52 AM EDT
The possible federal indictment of former President Donald Trump over his handling of government documents after he left office is teeing up a battle over funding for the Justice Department and FBI.
As lawmakers turn their attention to annual spending bills to fund federal law enforcement agencies, Trump allies, led by House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, have threatened to cut Department of Justice and FBI funding if those federal law enforcement agencies target Trump.
Jordan in April said lawmakers would have to possibly “limit funds going to some of these agencies,” while Trump ally Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., suggested Congress reform the FBI in “a major way.” Read Full Story