'Resign!' Marjorie Taylor Greene triggered by Mike Johnson's release of Jan. 6 tapes


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Raw Story— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) lashed out at Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) after he agreed to release tapes from the riot of Jan. 6, 2021.Defenders of those charged on Jan. 6 have long believed that the Capitol tapes would show the incident was a protest instead of a riot.However, Greene was unmoved by Johnson's gesture."You FULLY FUNDED the DOJ that is prosecuting J6 defendants and President Trump!!!" she exclaimed in a post on X (formerly Twitter). You could have defunded these political...

MSNBC—Even Trump's had enough of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s effort to oust Mike Johnson. The Capitol Hill chroniclers at Punchbowl News made a proclamation Monday morning: “The winner of this Congress? Joe Biden.” It’s a remarkable statement, considering Democrats only hold the majority in the Senate. But the “burn it down caucus” in the House GOP has achieved the impossible. They have torched their own congressional majority, leaving themselves a one-seat governing majority in the House of Representatives. How? Republicans are running for the exits at an alarming clip. Rep. Ken...

NBC News—Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says Speaker Mike Johnson should resign as Democrats signal potential support. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene maintained Sunday that she plans to follow through with an effort to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson if he doesn’t resign after the House passed a $95 billion package that includes foreign aid for Ukraine. “Mike Johnson’s leadership is over. He needs to do the right thing to resign and allow us to move forward in a controlled process,” Greene, R-Ga., said in an interview on Fox News’ "Sunday Morning Futures." “If he doesn’t do so, he will be vacated.” Asked whether...

TheBlaze—Marjorie Taylor Greene to pull trigger on motion to vacate next week, targeting Mike Johnson for ouster from speakership. Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, who targeted House Speaker Mike Johnson in March by filing a motion to vacate the speakership, indicated during a press conference on Wednesday that she plans to trigger a vote on the matter next week.In a statement issued Tuesday, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) pledged to "vote to table" the GOP congresswoman's motion to vacate,...