The House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government holds a hearing at 10 a.m. ET. on Nov. 30 to examine the federal government’s involvement in social media censorship, as well as the recent attacks on independent journalism and free expression. Witnesses Matt Taibbi, Twitter files journalist and author Michael Shellenberger, Twitter […]
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who chairs the Weaponization subcommittee, has said that the panel’s investigation “has uncovered smoking gun documents showing how Big Tech and Big Government worked together to stifle free speech online.” On Aug. 7, Mr. Jordan was one of 12 congressional Republicans who joined a lawsuit against the Biden […]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. responded to attacks from Democrats during a July 20 hearing of the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. The hearing on federal government censorship of certain stories and viewpoints featured Mr. Kennedy—an advocate for enhanced vaccine safety screening and research into the effects of pharmaceutical drugs—as the […]
Democratic presidential candidate, attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; Emma-Jo Morris, journalist at Breitbart News; and D. John Sauer, special assistant attorney general from the Louisiana Department of Justice testify on the federal government’s role in censoring Americans, the Missouri v. Biden case, and Big Tech’s collusion with out-of-control government agencies to silence speech to the House Judiciary […]
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has threatened to subpoena the White House for records on how the executive branch allegedly colluded with social media companies to suppress Americans’ free speech. Jordan made the demand in a June 15 letter (pdf) to White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients, asking him to turn over […]
Whistleblowers: Garret O’Boyle, FBI Special Agent; Steve Friend, former FBI Special Agent; and Marcus Allen, FBI Staff Operations Specialist, as well as Tristan Leavitt, President, Empower Oversight; former Member of the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board testify to a hearing held by U.S. House Judiciary Committee Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government […]
During a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing concerning the FACE Act, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) takes time to criticize overall selective enforcement by the federal government and its agencies.
The House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government holds a hearing on the “Missouri v. Biden” U.S. Supreme Court case at 9:00 a.m. ET March 30, with testimony from Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.); Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, and Special Assistant Attorney General D. John Sauer.
Rep. Dan Bishop (R-N.C.), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, speaks with NTD on the investigations that the committee is launching, including the ongoing probe into the weaponization of the federal government, as well as the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
As the weaponization of government hearings continue, what are some of the biggest violations of civil liberties and individual rights by the federal government, how did the government respond to the allegations, and how will the American people react? To assess all this, NTD sits down with Robert Henneke, an attorney and executive director at […]
The House second hearing on the weaponization of the federal government wrapped up this week. What are the key takeaways? NTD speaks with Jeremy Tedesco, senior counsel from Alliance Defending Freedom, for his analysis.
The weaponization of the federal government has been under the spotlight as House committees are looking into some of the allegations. NTD spoke with Michael Waller, Senior Analyst for Strategy from the Center for Security Policy, for his analysis of the concerning trend of government censorship and less freedom of speech.
Former FBI special agent Nicole Parker testified before the House subcommittee on weaponization. Parker was emotional as she told lawmakers she resigned from the bureau after it became “politically weaponized.” Retired FBI special agent Marc Ruskin has warned about this for years. Ruskin tells NTD that he’s not surprised agents are coming forward and that […]
Does the House GOP have a good reason to worry about the DOJ being used as a weapon to target Americans? NTD sat down with Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and asked him about it. Landry also talked about his recent action to protect children from sexually explicit materials, which is catching headlines in his […]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday named his appointments to the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government and other key panels. On Jan. 10, the Republican-controlled House voted to establish a select subcommittee to probe the “weaponization” of the government by federal law enforcement agencies under the Biden administration. The newly […]
NTD spoke with an attorney and former Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division of the U.S. Justice Department, Jeffrey Clark, for his thoughts on the newly-formed House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government.
Operating with a broad mandate, Republican members of the new Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government told The Epoch Times that they will investigate any area where the federal government has abused its power and violated the rights of citizens. The GOP members of the subcommittee, which is under the House Judiciary […]
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) released a list of Republican lawmakers who will serve on two select subcommittees to investigate the coronavirus pandemic, and the weaponization of the federal government. McCarthy on Tuesday announced two lists of the GOP lawmakers’ names. “The government has a responsibility to serve the American people, not go after them. Unfortunately, throughout Democrats’ […]
