‘Constitutional Conservatives’ Lose Interest in Holding Trump Accountable: New at Reason

When Rep. Jim Jordan (R–Ohio), Rep. Mark Meadows (R–N.C.), Rep. Justin Amash (R–Mich.), and six other colleagues co-founded the House Freedom Caucus in January 2015, there was ample reason for libertarians to cheer. Unlike the soft-spined conservatism of the larger Republican Study Committee, the Freedom Caucus promised to be much more hardcore about spending, war, constitutionalism, and oversight of the executive branch. With the rise of Donald Trump, the Freedom Caucus has lost its way writes Matt Welch.

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