Tennessee U.S. Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) recently introduced a bill that would prohibit Special Counsel Jack Smith from receiving a federal salary funded by taxpayers.
Jack Smith was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland last November to serve as the Special Counsel overseeing the DOJ’s criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump.
Ogles’ bill, Yanking Outlays for an Unethical, Ruthless Enterprise that Fraudulently Impedes Robust Electoral Debate (YOU’RE FIRED) Act, is co-sponsored by U.S. Representatives Alex Mooney (R-WV-02) and Eli Crane (R-AZ-02).
In a statement to the Washington Examiner about his legislation, Ogles said, “The Biden Administration’s weaponization of the DOJ for personal political gain through the appointment of Jack Smith is nothing short of appalling. In November 2022, he was tasked with taking down Biden’s biggest threat, President Donald J. Trump. From falsified indictments to non-existent supporting ‘evidence’, everything about the proceedings by Smith have screamed desperate.”
“America cannot and will not stand for that, and it’s well past time that Congress uses its power of the purse to tell Jack Smith: you’re fired,” Ogles added.
In a social media post, Ogles further called Smith a “weaponized DOJ pawn in Biden’s corrupt scheme to imprison his political opposition ahead of the 2024 election.”
Upon introduction, Ogles’ bill was referred to the House Judiciary Committee.
Earlier this year, Ogles endorsed Trump’s 2024 presidential election, saying at the time, “America has been in a downward spiral since Biden took office just over two years ago…Our country is at a breaking point, and I am confident that President Trump is the leader we need to get America back on track. That is why I’m proud to endorse Donald J. Trump for President.”
Less than one week later, the former President endorsed Ogles for re-election in Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District, stating that the congressman is “working hard to Grow the Economy, Stop Inflation, Secure our Southern Border, Uphold the Rule of Law, and Defend our Second Amendment.”
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network.
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YES THIS IS WHAT THIS COUNTRY NEEDS. BRAVE CONGRESSMEN TO STAND UP FOR JUSTICE.
It’s a good start. Get Speaker McCarthy to bring back Congress from vacation. There is more spending to cut.
Thank you Representative Ogles.