House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) is off on another investigation after the Department of Justice and a judge agreed on a sentence for an IRS contractor convicted of leaking Donald Trump's taxes to the New York Times.
At issue for the investigation-happy Jordan was the 5 years handed to Charles Littlejohn which, as MSNBC's Steve Benen notes, is the statutory maximum for a federal prison.
On Thursday the conservative Washington Times reported that Jordan issued a letter accusing, "The Department’s decision to pursue just one charge for ‘thousands’ of separate criminal acts is highly concerning, and we worry that the Department’s decision may be politically motivated.”
The report adds that Jordan is demanding all internal documents related to how the DOJ arrived at its decision and called it a "sweetheart deal."
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As MSNBC's Benen wrote, "In general, Republicans haven’t had much to say about this story, because it doesn’t advance any of the right’s preferred narratives. The Biden administration’s Justice Department didn’t shrug off the case because Trump was the victim; prosecutors did the opposite, taking the case seriously and pursuing it with vigor, without regard for party."
Regardless, he contends, "Time will tell what, if anything, comes of the GOP probe, but in the meantime, it’s worth pausing to appreciate the fact that House Republicans, especially Jordan, appear to have an incredible fondness for investigating investigations."
