The president then pointed to the FBI and DOJ for not pursuing unfounded allegations of electoral fraud in the 2020 election, saying the agencies “should be ashamed” for the lack of action against what he considered “the biggest SCAM” in the history of the states United.
Attorney General Bill Barr, who appointed Durham as a special attorney to investigate the origins of the FBI investigation in Russia, left the Justice Department on Wednesday after falling out of favor with Trump for not supporting the president’s allegations of widespread electoral fraud. or to release the Durham report before the November election.
Trump also took aim at the Supreme Court, calling he “totally incompetent and weak” and again questioning why he would not hear a lawsuit filed by Texas alleging electoral fraud, effectively ending legal challenges to the electoral process.
“See you all in DC on January 6,” Trump added, alluding to the date when some of his most fervent supporters in the House are preparing to launch a far-reaching challenge to overthrow President-elect Joe Biden’s victory while Congress counts the votes of the Electoral College. In a previous tweet, he accused Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell and Republicans of “NOT FIGHTING!”
Meanwhile, the future of a $ 900 billion coronavirus aid package, which would provide millions of families with direct payments and increased federal unemployment benefits, remains in question, despite the president’s objections.
Trump threatened to veto relief on Tuesday if Congress did not increase the size of stimulus checks and intestinal supplies that he considered wasteful – a position he did not seem to back down on Saturday.
“I just want to give big people $ 2,000, instead of the meager $ 600 that is now in the account. Also, stop the billions of dollars in ‘pork’ ”, Trump said.
If Trump does not sign the bill – which also includes $ 1.4 trillion in regular government spending – a partial government shutdown would be triggered on Tuesday.