Speaker Mike Johnson, right, is channeling the power of Congress to crack down on what he calls the weaponization of the DOJ against former President Trump (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images | Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Johnson confirmed his approach during a press conference just after the meeting.
"We’re going to do everything we can, everything within our scope of our responsibility in the Congress, to address it appropriately. And I announced this morning to our conference, we're working on a three-pronged approach," Johnson told reporters.
"We’re looking at various approaches to what can be done here through the appropriations process, through the legislative process, through bills that will be advancing through our committees and put on the floor for passage and through oversight. All those things will be happening vigorously."
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Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., told Fox News Digital that he understood Johnson’s timeline for his strategy to include both the next six months, while the House GOP still holds its razor-thin majority, as well as next year, assuming they keep the chamber from flipping to Democratic control.
Norman paraphrased Johnson’s message to Republicans, "It can’t just be words…It’s got to have some action to it, and that’s where legislation comes in. Meaningless resolutions…that’s words. You’ve got to go beyond that."
Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, said Trump is in the loop on Johnson's plan. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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Jackson suggested Johnson was looking at a shorter timeline but said the speaker did not give specifics on the matter.
"I know there are people that are anxious, myself included, to see something happen. So it’ll be soon," Jackson said.
Johnson's comments come the same day that Attorney General Merrick Garland is on Capitol Hill testifying before the House GOP-led Judiciary Committee.
Fox News Digital reached out to the DOJ for comment.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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