Senate Republicans Vow to Block DOJ Funding, Biden Nominees: ‘We No Longer Cooperate’

The senators suggested the White House was responsible for former President Trump’s conviction.

Former US President Donald Trump attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 14, 2024. Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen returns to the witness stand on Tuesday for what is expected to be a tough grilling by the ex-president's lawyers at his historic hush money trial. Photo by Michael M. Santiago / POOL / AFP

Eight Republican senators have pledged to oppose non-security funding increases that would allow the U.S. Department of Justice and other agencies to engage in what they call “partisan lawfare” following the May 30 guilty verdicts against former President Donald Trump.

The Republicans, led by Senate Steering Committee Chairman Mike Lee (R-Utah), also said they won’t vote to confirm President Joe Biden’s appointees or allow any Democrat-backed bill not directly related to public safety to advance through the upper chamber via “expedited consideration.”