GOP's attacks on government workers draw fire from critics: 'Weaponization is their purpose'

House Republicans are using their new majority to try to strip various civil service protections from government workers and target individual officials and employees in retribution for policies they don't like — and it's drawing increasing outrage from their fellow lawmakers, reported The Washingto...

'That's weaponization': Dem smacks down Jim Jordan for ignoring Trump DOJ corruption

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) called out House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) because he had no plans to investigate abuses at the Justice Department during the Trump administration. At an Oversight hearing on Tuesday, Democrats argued that a rules package offered by Republicans was "cut ...

House Dems call Jim Jordan's bluff and dare him to have his 'whistleblowers' testify in public

Unimpressed House Democrats want to put Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) on the spot by making his three FBI "whistleblowers" face public questioning about the so-called "weaponization" of the law enforcement agency.According to a report from the Washington Post, Democrats thus far have b...

Jim Jordan threatens 16 FBI agents with subpoenas after being mocked over 'nutcase' whistleblowers

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, who infamously refused to honor a lawful subpoena from the U.S. House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack requiring his testimony last year, on Friday issued a letter to FBI Director Chris Wray demanding 16 FBI agents testify before his committee or face sub...

Former FBI agent reveals 'the report Jim Jordan doesn’t want you to read' about his whistleblowers

Former FBI agent Asha Rangappa is posting excerpts of a report about Rep. Jim Jordan's (R-OH) so-called "FBI whistleblowers" from the alleging "deep state" conspiracies at the FBI. A report this week from The New York Times revealed that the three "aggrieved former FBI officials who have trafficked...

Jim Jordan's 'weaponization' committee 'contradicts sworn testimony' and 'ignores key events': analysis

Rep. Jim Jordan's (R-OH) Weaponization of the Federal Government Subcommittee's latest hearing blatantly ignores the recent testimony from a former Twitter executive, Yoel Roth, The Washington Post senior political correspondent Aaron Blake reports.When it comes to Jordan's belief the Democrats "sup...

House Republicans launch their version of Jan. 6 committee, probing "misconduct" by original panel

Chairman Barry Loudermilk pledges to review "both sides" of Jan. 6 and will consider panel interview of Nancy Pelosi. Democrats call effort "obscene" and "political theater."

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Jim Jordan gets called out at his own hearing for weaponizing the government to protect Trump

A Democratic lawmaker called out Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) for weaponizing the federal government to protect Donald Trump from a criminal investigation in Manhattan.Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) debunked the Ohio Republican's claims that President Joe Biden had improperly pressured social media companies t...

‘This is a mockery and a disgrace’: House weaponization panel descends into yelling

A hearing of the House Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government descended into a shouting match on Thursday when Democrats raised objections to the Republican decision to allow witnesses to leave the hearing without being cross examined. The committee, chaired by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), used the hearing to target what it alleges…

Jim Jordan's main defense of  Trump felonies burned to the ground by former prosecutor

Rep. Jim Jordan's (R-OH) relentless complaints that the 34 felony counts levied against Donald Trump by a Manhattan grand jury are based on nothing more than "bookkeeping errors" were brutally slapped aside by a former U.S. attorney in a column for MSNBC.According to MSNBC legal analyst Barbara McQu...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot urges Texas governor to stop 'inhumane' practice of busing migrants to Chicago

In her letter, Lightfoot also said nearly all the migrants who arrived in Chicago were "in dire need" of food, water and clothing, adding that many needed extensive medical care, which they did not receive in Texas.

Jim Jordan hearing descends into chaos after GOP withholds 'whistleblower' testimony

Rep. Jim Jordan's (R-OH) hearing on the "weaponization" of government turned chaotic on Thursday after Republicans refused to turn over witness testimony. Following witness statements in a Judiciary Committee hearing, Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) demanded ...

Counter-terrorism expert: Jim Jordan and disgruntled FBI agents 'thought they'd get away with it — they didn't'

Former FBI deputy director for counter-terrorism Frank Figliuzzi called out the fired agents that appeared before Rep. Jim Jordan's (R-OH) weaponization committee Thursday to claim that they were targeted because of their conservative beliefs. Speaking to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace, he joined with form...

FBI Whistleblowers Admit Taking Money From Ex-Trump Official Kash Patel

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) didn’t seem to think that was a problem.