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 Republicans sent “over a hundred letters” to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI that were “either inadequately answered or ignored entirely.”
The panel heard from prominent figures like former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard, who contended for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, as well as Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa).
The first hearing comes after Republicans in December unveiled a huge 1,050-page whistleblower report detailing the “weaponization” of the federal government.
Democrats, as well as President Joe Biden, have accused the panel of partisanship, even as sour memories of the Jan. 6 panel linger among Republicans. That panel, which was created by Democrats and included only lawmakers opposed to President Donald Trump, long faced charges of partisanship.
Other Republicans on the panel include Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Dan Bishop (R-N.C.), Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), Chris Stewart (R-Utah), Mike Johnson (R-La.), Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.), Greg Steube (R-Fla.), Kat Cammack (R-Fla.), and Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.).
House GOP conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) also serves on the committee.
Here are six key takeaways from the committee’s first hearing.
Jordan’s Opening Statement
Throughout the hearing, Republicans discussed a litany of charges leveled against the FBI by whistleblowers and found by later fact discovery.
Jordan listed several of these in his opening remarks.
For instance, on Nov. 18,…
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