Tag: Jim Jordan

House Republicans Warn Ex-FBI Agent to Not Destroy Documents Related to Hunter Biden Investigation

Timothy Thibault, a former top FBI official who left the bureau last month, has been warned to not alter or destroy documents and communications in his possession, particularly those connected to his work on the Hunter Biden investigation. The warning came from three Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee who sent a Sept. 23 letter…


FBI Suspends Whistleblower Who Claimed Bureau Is Mishandling Jan. 6 Investigations: GOP

House Republicans said Tuesday that the FBI suspended a whistleblower who pushed back against the bureau’s handling of Jan. 6 Capitol breach investigations. “The FBI SUSPENDED a whistleblower for refusing to carry out the Bureau’s politicized investigations,” House Judiciary Republicans wrote on Twitter. It did not provide more details, including the identity of the alleged…


FBI Responds to Whistleblower Saying Child Abuse Cases Being Dropped in Favor of Jan. 6

The FBI responded Tuesday after alleged bureau whistleblowers came forward and accused it of moving agents from child abuse cases to “domestic violent extremist” cases. On Monday evening, House Judiciary Republicans wrote on Twitter that an unnamed whistleblower came forward and told them that the FBI is moving agents from child sexual abuse cases to…


FBI ‘Overstates’ Domestic Violent Extremism Threat, Removes Agents From Child Abuse Cases: New Whistleblower

A new whistleblower has alleged the FBI is “manipulating” case files to make it seem like America has a bigger “domestic violent extremism” (DVE) problem than it does, while redirecting resources away from child sexual abuse investigations to prioritize Jan. 6 cases, according to Judiciary Committee ranking member Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). The new whistleblower’s disclosures, Jordan said,…


FBI Whistleblower Says Bureau Labeled Veteran-Led Group ‘Domestic Terrorist’ Organization: Rep. Jordan

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) revealed Wednesday he received information from an FBI whistleblower accusing the bureau of labeling a veteran-led group and others as domestic terrorist organizations after they were found not to be a threat. In a letter (pdf) to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Jordan wrote that a whistleblower said the FBI labeled American…


Rep. Jordan Demands DOJ Inspector General Provide Info Over Alleged Involvement in FBI Seizure of Congressman’s Phone

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is leading a Republican House Judiciary Committee probe into Justice Department (DOJ) Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s alleged involvement in the FBI seizure of the cell phone of Congressman Scott Perry (R-Pa.). In a letter dated Aug. 29, Jordan, who serves as the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, said the move “creates a serious conflict of…


‘We Anticipate More’ FBI Whistleblowers to Speak Out: Rep. Jim Jordan

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said Wednesday that he expects more FBI whistleblowers to emerge in the near future following the bureau’s recent actions. Earlier this week, Jordan said that over the past several months, 14 FBI whistleblowers came forward and provided him information about a range of issues, including reports last year that show the…


‘We Anticipate More’ FBI Whistleblowers Will Speak Out: Rep. Jim Jordan

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said on Aug. 17 that he expects more FBI whistleblowers to emerge in the near future following the bureau’s recent actions. Jordan said this week that over the past several months, 14 FBI whistleblowers came forward and provided him with information about a range of issues, including reports last year that…


14 FBI Whistleblowers Have Come Forward: Rep. Jordan

Fourteen FBI whistleblowers have come forward to provide information to Republican congressional investigations, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said Sunday, about a week after the FBI raided former President Donald Trump’s Florida home. “Fourteen FBI agents have come to our office as whistleblowers, and they are good people,” Jordan told Fox News. “There are lots of…


House of Representatives Panel Advances Bill That Would Ban ‘Assault Weapons’

A House of Representatives panel on July 20 advanced a bill that would ban the sale of a number of semi-automatic rifles, referred to by Democrats as “assault weapons.” H.R. 1808, or the Assault Weapons Ban of 2021, was advanced in a 25–18 vote by the House Judiciary Committee. “As we have painfully learned in recent…