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Donald Trump ’s “guilty” verdict on 34 counts of falsifying business records in his hush money trial could make it harder for the Senate to get much work done in the next few months — at least, if a group of pro-Trump senators has their way.
Specifically, the group promised three things: to not allow any increase in “non-security” funding or spending bills that fund “partisan lawfare”; to not vote for any of the White House’s political or judicial nominees; and to not allow faster consideration of Democratic legislative priorities “not directly relevant to the safety of the American people.”“Those who turned our judicial system into a political cudgel must be held accountable,” Lee said in a social media post about the letter.
The eight senators could raise objections to passing a stopgap spending bill when the government’s funding authority runs out on Sept. 30. While a short-term bill that would allow lawmakers to leave the Capitol and hit the campaign trail is almost certain to be passed by then, any bill that funds the Department of Justice may, to Lee’s group, count as “lawfare.” The group could force the Senate to spend more time on such a bill and scramble to avoid a shutdown.
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