‘Weaponized’ DOJ Undermines Citizens’ Faith in American Institutions: Rep. Mike Johnson

Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks during a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, on July 14, 2022. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

The news about the FBI’s raid of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property rung vivid imageries of déjà vu in the mind of Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.). It is a replay of what Johnson saw as a member of the defense during U.S. President Donald Trump’s 2019 impeachment trial.

But in Johnson’s eyes, the issue is bigger than Trump, Mar-a-Lago, and politics in Washington.