Mike Johnson's Defense of Jack Smith Sparks Renewed MAGA Outrage

GOP Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has been vocal in her criticism of House Speaker Mike Johnson.

Supporters of the MAGA movement expressed renewed outage this week over House Speaker Mike Johnson's defense of Special Counsel Jack Smith.'I triggered my Motion to Vacate yesterday because Mike Johnson refused to commit to defunding Special Council Jack Smith. Now, he's not just saying he won't defund it, he's promising to PROTECT it,' Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday.

Newsweek reached out to Johnson's office via email for further comment.Smith is overseeing two of the ongoing criminal cases against Trump, one over claims he mishandled classified documents after leaving office in January 2021 and another that he allegedly attempted illegally to overturn the 2020 presidential election result. The former president has pleaded not guilty to all counts and claims the charges against him are politically motivated.

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