The only way I can see this happening is if Republicans think that they have a big problem coming up from that FBI agent getting arrested, and they think Gym Jordan and some of his friends may end up facing their own charges soon. It’s a long shot, but not really that implausible, is it?
They would do this not because Johnson needs protection to offer a Ukraine bill, but because Johnson may be losing his functional majority in the House soon (until the special election for McCarthy 's seat, ironically) and wants assurances that Democrats won’t find a way to force a House vote to make Jeffries the Speaker for a few weeks.
The only way I can see this happening is if Republicans think that they have a big problem coming up from that FBI agent getting arrested, and they think Gym Jordan and some of his friends may end up facing their own charges soon. It’s a long shot, but not really that implausible, is it?
They would do this not because Johnson needs protection to offer a Ukraine bill, but because Johnson may be losing his functional majority in the House soon (until the special election for McCarthy 's seat, ironically) and wants assurances that Democrats won’t find a way to force a House vote to make Jeffries the Speaker for a few weeks.
Maybe Johnson and the GOP shouldn’t have fucked around and refused the deal they specifically asked for.