“Nobody at the beginning of this Congress could have imagined all this shit that has happened here.. But [Jeffries] has navigated a pathway for Democrats that has made us relevant and effective.”

A deep dive on Jeffries tenure as Dem Leader w/Lauren Fox
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New: Raskin & Blumenthal introduced legislation to prohibit presidents & other officials from accepting money from foreign governments w/o approval of Congress while in office + 2 years after Dems went after Trump for $ foreign govs spent at his businesses while he was in office

And Garland is scheduled to testify in front of Jordan’s House Judiciary Committee on June 4

Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett on why she attended the criminal trial of Donald Trump in New York today: “I was curious as a lawyer and just wanted to get my own firsthand take on what was going on”

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New: AG Garland has agreed voluntarily to testify at the House Judiciary annual oversight hearing of DOJ on 6/4 amidst GOP efforts to hold him in contempt of Congress, per source
 
The June 4 hearing will put the already tense relationship between DOJ and House GOP on display

Meanwhile, the trial trek has put a renewed spotlight on the ongoing MTG-Boebert feud.

Sources say Greene — who was the 1st member to show support for Trump at court last year — was not impressed with colleagues like Boebert who went up to NYC this week, delaying their markup.

Members who make the trek are also getting valuable face-time with Trump.

Group of hardliners who went on Thursday gave him a pep talk before the trial & briefed him on Hill activity, per sources. Also talked about his preferred length for a likely Sept. 30 gov funding patch.

Also in this story are new details on the backstory that led to the “Oversight after dark” markup where MTG sparked outrage and chaos ensued

New: the trek to the Trump trial

First,Trump privately complained that not enough of his allies were there to defend him

Now lawmakers & supporters are flocking to the Manhattan courtroom in droves

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Jim Jordan predicted that given the WH exerted executive privilege on the audio recordings of Biden's intvs w/ Special Counsel:

 'I assume it winds up in court'

But, he still thinks the House should vote

'I think a floor vote is helpful because it's the weight of the House'

House Speaker Mike Johnson said “it’s regrettable” that partisanship in the House led to the breakdown in the House Oversight Committee hearing Thursday night that devolved into ad hominem attacks and chaos.

After MTG sparked outrage during the Oversight Committee markup, Republicans voted to advance contempt proceedings against Attorney General Merrick Garland.

Next stop: floor vote

The committee then voted on a motion to allow MTG to proceed with speaking.

GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert (who has long feuded with MTG) voted NO.

The United States House of Representatives:

The group of House Republicans who traveled to New York for Trump’s trial today met w/ the former president at Trump Tower beforehand, per Rep. Ralph Norman.

'He’s standing firm and we want to back him,' he said.

Norman also said he encouraged Trump to select Haley as his

House Judiciary voted to advance contempt proceedings against Garland for his refusal to turn over audio recordings of President Biden’s intvs with special counsel even after WH asserted executive privilege

House Oversight meets at 8p

Updated story:

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