'Don't like it': Republican 'concerned' as GOP blocks probe into embattled Trump official
By Sarah K. Burris,
19 days ago
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told reporters Tuesday that he would not allow a vote on whether there should be a probe into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's mounting Signal scandals.
In a vote that same day, Republicans approved a rule that would block Democrats calling for a probe into Hegseth, who has been caught using the app twice, revealing classified information to unauthorized individuals.
CNN host Jake Tapper questioned chief congressional correspondent Manu Raju about any potential GOP pushback.
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"The Hegseth thing — it's a pretty serious deal," Tapper said.
Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska was among those who told Raju he didn't support Johnson's move.
"I really don't like it," Bacon said. "The rules should be about the bill we're voting on."
Bacon said he finds it "concerning" that the GOP is putting things that don't belong — that aren't — don't pertain to the bill we're voting on in this. So, I'm going to express my concern on that."
Hegseth wasn't the only issue; there was also a concern about tariffs and the bill that the U.S. Senate passed to curb some of Trump's trade war, Raju said.
"That is something that the Speaker tried to put in to prevent legislative efforts to try to target Trump's tariffs. He included it in a rule earlier this year that would deny any of those efforts," said Raju, noting Bacon voted in support of the rules at the time.
"They're concerned that by putting this in a larger and larger procedural vote, it's hard for them to vote 'no' on that, ultimately allowing the Speaker to do what he wants, which is essentially to protect Donald Trump and his administration," Raju closed.
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