Mike Johnson and House Republicans EXPLODE after GOP Senators Sneak $500,000 Payout for Themselves Per Federal Data Request into 'Clean' CR Bill

Jim H?ft : Nov 14, 2025
The Gateway Pundit

"...I think that was way out of line. I don't think that was a smart thing to do. I don't think it was the right thing to do, and the House is going to reverse it. We're going to repeal that, and I'm going to expect our colleagues in the Senate to do the same thing." -Speaker Mike Johnson

[TheGatewayPundit.com] GOP senators have been caught slipping a self-serving provision into what was supposed to be a "clean" continuing resolution (CR) to end the government shutdown. (Screengrab image: via C-SPAN)

This sneaky clause could hand eight GOP senators a whopping $500,000 each in taxpayer-funded payouts, all tied to a potential lawsuit over the DOJ's aggressive snooping during Special Counsel Jack Smith's witch hunt against President Trump and the 2020 election integrity fight.

The provision, buried in the legislative package that averted a government shutdown, empowers senators to sue the federal government if law enforcement seizes or subpoenas their data without proper notification...

House Speaker Mike Johnson: "Well, I did call Leader Thune this morning. I want to say that he's a principled leader ... He's a trustworthy, honest broker. And that's why I was so surprised when we found out about that provision.

"It was put in our clean CR at the last moment. I'm—just to be honest, I'm very transparent with you all—I was very angry about it.

"A lot of my members called me and said, 'Did you know about it?' We had no idea. That was dropped in at the last minute. I did not appreciate that, nor did most of the House members. Many of them are very angry about that..." Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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