Last month was "the fifth-highest August on record in terms of federal background checks for gun transfers since the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System was established 25 years ago."
“I hope that Republican district attorneys and attorneys general throughout the country are closely watching the tremendous weaponization of justice that is being utilized against me. There’s NEVER been anything like it."
The 81-year-old Republican leader was in the midst of a press interaction when a journalist inquired about his intention to run for reelection in 2026.
Following a renewal of the FOIA request in 2022, NARA indicated they had identified approximately 5,138 email messages, 25 electronic files, and 200 pages that would need processing for the request.