The House panel investigating the weaponization of the federal government said Tuesday the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has orchestrated “an aggressive campaign to harass Twitter” as part of its “unusual response” to Elon Musk’s acquisition of the social network. The Committee on the Judiciary and the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government…
Weaponization of Government Panel Says FTC Orchestrated ‘Aggressive Campaign to Harass Twitter’
House Democrats Slam FBI Whistleblowers, Republican Investigation as ‘Partisan’
FBI whistleblowers who testified before the House Judiciary Committee are mere conspiracy theorists who offered no real evidence of wrongdoing at the Department of Justice or FBI according to Democratic committee staff members. Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) and Stacey Plaskett (D-N.Y.) alleged that the Republican-led investigation is motivated by partisanship and is tainted by “disturbing…
House Republican Calls for Congress to Cut Millions From Federal Intel, Law Enforcement Agency Budgets
Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) on March 2 called on her party to cut tens or hundreds of millions of dollars in funding from intelligence agencies as Republicans carry on with their investigations into the weaponization of federal law enforcement. Hageman was joined by Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) at a discussion at the Conservative Political Action Conference…
Jim Jordan Dissatisfied With FBI Response to School Protests Subpoena: ‘I Got Like Four Documents’
The FBI provided four pieces of paper in response to a House subpoena regarding the agency’s treatment of parents protesting school board actions in 2021, according to Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). Jordan, who chairs the House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, in February issued subpoenas to the Department of Justice…
Jordan Subpoenas Big Tech Execs in House ‘Weaponization’ Probe
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Feb. 15 subpoenaed the executives of top Big Tech firms as part of Republicans’ ongoing investigation into the weaponization of the federal government. In November, House Republicans unveiled a 1,050-page report detailing whistleblower findings from FBI agents. Since then, the House majority authorized the creation of the…
Jordan Subpoenas Big Tech CEOs in House ‘Weaponization’ Probe
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) says he has subpoenaed the CEOs of top U.S. Big Tech firms as part of Republicans’ ongoing investigation into the weaponization of the federal government. In November, House Republicans unveiled a 1,050-page report detailing whistleblower findings from FBI agents. Since then, the House majority authorized the creation of…
Chicago Dad Placed on Watchlist After Opposing Pornography in Schools
A Chicago father has learned that he has been placed on a flight watchlist after opposing pornographic materials in his kids’ schools. Over the summer of 2021, Terry Newsome—who described himself in comments to the Epoch Times as a “lifelong Democrat” until recently—was one of several parents in the 99th school district of Downer’s Grove,…
Weaponization Panel GOPers Focus First Hearing on Specific FBI Abuses; Dems Point to Trump in 2024, ‘Conspiracy Theories’
A Republican senator testifying on Feb. 9 before a new House panel described in gritty detail how his investigations of influence peddling and business deals of President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, and brother, James, with controversial foreign entities were repeatedly mislead, subverted and manipulated by Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI officials. But contrary testimony…
Weaponization Panel Republicans Focus on FBI Abuses, Democrats Point to Trump and ‘Conspiracy Theories’
A Republican senator testifying on Feb. 9 before a new House panel described in gritty detail how his investigations of influence peddling and business deals of President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, and brother, James, with controversial foreign entities were repeatedly mislead, subverted and manipulated by Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI officials. But contrary testimony…
6 Takeaways From First Weaponization of the Federal Government Hearing
Republicans on Feb. 9 held the first hearing of the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. The committee is under the wing of the important Judiciary Committee, led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). Jordan has long looked forward to gaveling in such a hearing. During the last Congress, Jordan and other…
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