Republicans for Weaponization Control - CPAC in DC 2025

During the Biden Administration, when federal agencies seemed more concerned with arresting concerned parents at school board meetings than with the crisis at the southern border, the word “lawfare” began to make its way into many a conservative’s vocabulary. After the courts went after Trump, the word became more and more common in the English lexicon.

However, according to Congressman James Comer (KY), who serves as Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, lawfare started much earlier than many people realize. 

“If you look at what’s been happening - really starting under Barack Obama, when they use the IRS to go after conservatives,” Comer said, “this is not something that just started. It’s been embedded inside the federal government by the left.”

Comer joined a discussion with Trump’s lawyer Alina Habba about the topic on the CPAC stage on Thursday, February 20. Katie Pavlich, a conservative commentator and author, moderated the discussion.

“They really took (...) a misstep in their calculations when they used courtrooms, AGs, and DAs to try and take down political opponents,” Habba said.

“Unfortunately the desperation is something that I thought would end when the American people spoke so loudly on November 5th but they have not. They’ve just become more desperate.” 

Watch the full discussion on Rumble @CPAC.