House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries vowed on Thursday to go after members of President Donald Trump’s administration — essentially weaponizing the government against political opponents — while at the same time complaining that Trump was doing exactly that.
Speaking to left-wing MSNBC host Chris Hayes, Jeffries complained about the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling last year upholding a key aspect of the Constitution’s provision granting presidents wide immunity from legal actions taken while in office.
But he then threatened to move against Trump administration officials if Democrats take power again.
“There are so many corrupt sycophants within the Trump administration, including but not limited to, within the Department of Justice. Now these people don’t have immunity, and the reality is, the statute of limitations is five years. And there will be accountability with the next administration if not before, when Democrats take back control of the House of Representatives.”