- The Federal Bureau of Investigation obtained the financial records of Americans from Bank of America “without any legal process” following the January 6, 2021 riot, according to an interim staff report from the House Judiciary Committee and Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government.
- The report containing allegations from FBI whistleblowers is the subject of a select committee hearing on Thursday.
- “Just like FBI whistleblowers [Garret] O’Boyle and [Stephen] Friend, retired FBI Supervisory Intelligence Analyst George Hill provided the Committee with detailed allegations of FBI civil liberties abuses,” read the report, which was released ahead of Thursday’s hearing.
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Rogue FBI Seized Americans Bank Records Without Subpoenas: Whistleblowers
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 24: F.B.I. Director Christopher Wray (R) and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speak at a press conference at the U.S. Department of Justice on on October 24, 2022 in Washington, DC. The Justice Department announced it has charged 13 individuals, including members of the Chinese intelligence and their agents, for alleged efforts to unlawfully exert influence in the United States for the benefit of the government of China. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
