Rep. Devin Nunes argues Trump’s legal battles stem from leftist weaponization, citing his two election wins as proof of public defiance against figures like Comey, Bragg, Willis, and Smith, while dismissing media, tech, and academia’s influence over "we the people." Ranking Member Dan Cox (MD) shifts focus to January 6, praising officers Fanon, Gunnell, Hodges, and Dunn as "American heroes" and framing the committee’s work as rule-of-law enforcement, not partisan politics. The clash underscores how legal scrutiny and protest narratives collide with competing claims of legitimacy and justice in modern American governance. [Automatically generated summary]
The good news is the American people saw through it.
They saw through it.
For so long, The left has controlled so much in this country.
The left controlled big media, the left controlled big tech, the left controlled academia, Hollywood, certainly the Democrat Party, and I think all too much the federal bureaucracy.
But the left doesn't control we the people.
And in spite of the left and the weaponization efforts of Jim Comey, Alvin Bragg, Bonnie Willis, and Jack Smith, we the people saw through it all.
And we elected President Trump twice.
Before turning to the ranking member for his opening statement, I would just ask unanimous consent to enter into the record the Washington Post editorial, Jack Smith Would Have Blown a Hole in the First Amendment.
With that, I yield to the gentleman from Maryland.
I want to start by recognizing the presence of four American heroes here today, four of the hundreds of officers who defended us on January 6, 2021, Michael Fanon, Aquilina Gunnell, Daniel Hodges, and Harry Dunn.
And I thank them for being here today.
Mr. Smith, thank you for appearing before the American people.
I'm glad that the committee has finally granted you the same chance to report your findings to the American people that every other special counsel investigating an American president has had.
The good chairman started by saying it's all about the politics.
Well, maybe for them, but for us, it's all about the rule of law.