President Trump
Donald Trump’s appeals court dismisses Gohmert’s election lawsuit against Pence Gov. Kentucky, who considers McConnell’s home “unacceptable.” plans to give Rep. Devin Nunes
Devin Gerald NunesJudge dismisses Nunes’ defamation suit against the Washington Post. The GOP puts pressure on Pelosi for previewing Swalwell’s program on Sunday: US launches first doses of coronavirus vaccine; Congress closes on MORE stimulus agreement (R-California) the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor in the US for a civilian, The Washington Post i The New York Times reported Sunday.
The president is expected to award the California Republican Medal of Freedom on Monday, newspapers reported, citing officials familiar with the plans. Nunes has been a strong ally and supporter of Trump throughout his presidency.
Rep. Jim Jordan
James (Jim) Daniel Jordan Sunday preview: Senate candidates prepare for Georgia qualifiers; government continues to roll out coronavirus vaccine House Speaker continues to move forward with McGahn’s testimony next year Sunday preview: Nation prepares for inoculation after FDA approval of vaccine Pfizer (R-Ohio), another supporter of the president in the House, is also expected to receive the Medal of Freedom next week, according to newspapers, although those plans are not finalized.
The Washington Post was the first to report that Nunes and Jordan are expected to receive the medals in the final days of Trump’s presidency.
The award aims to recognize “exceptional contributions” to national security, world peace or other cultural and “significant” initiatives. Previous presidents have presented the Medal of Freedom to members of Congress, but usually at the end of their public service career or for something unrelated to their service in Congress, the Times noted.
Both Nunes and Jordan defended Trump during the Justice Department investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and during the 2019 House removal investigation, polls that Trump labeled as “witch hunts.”
The two Republicans rallied behind the president, spreading unfavorable information about Justice Department investigators and loudly condemning Democrats during impeachment investigation hearings to investigate Trump for trying to pressure Ukraine to now examine the president-elect. Joe Biden
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The White House did not respond to The Hill’s request for comment on the reports. An official calendar the White House released Monday did not include an awards ceremony for Nunes, though it could be added later.
Trump raised the idea of giving Nunes the Medal of Freedom during an October 2018 interview with “Fox & Friends” when he served as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. At first, Trump proposed awarding the representative the Medal of Honor, which is only given for acts of military valor, before correcting himself and saying that Nunes deserved the Medal of Freedom.
“What he has lived through and his courage should get him a very important medal,” Trump had said.