US Congress Report: FBI Revoked Whistleblower Clearances

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    The Facts

    • The GOP-led House Judiciary Committee and Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government on Thursday released an interim report, stating that the FBI has been targeting conservative agents and retaliating against whistleblowers.

    • This comes as Marcus Allen and Steve Friend, who were both billed as whistleblowers by the committee, testified Thursday that they were retaliated against for critically thinking about the investigation into the events of Jan. 6, 2021.


    The Spin

    Republican narrative

    As if politicizing federal institutions were not enough, the Biden admin. has now engaged in retaliating whistleblowers who dare to speak out against abuse and misconduct. Americans across the political spectrum must be worried about such governmental overreach, which oppressively silences those who challenge the official narrative to get to the truth and uphold the law. This undermines America's foundational system of justice.

    Democratic narrative

    Republicans have touted the so-called "FBI whistleblowers" as they are crucial assets of their partisan campaign to tackle the alleged federal government's weaponization — concealing the fact that some of them have received financial support from a top Trump ally. Given that the bureau has already explained that they were suspended for alleged misconduct, this report is promoting conspiracy theories and shows that the GOP is in fact the party weaponizing government.


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