[12FT] Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Tuesday claimed that the FBI is "purging" employees who hold conservative viewpoints.
In a letter (pdf) to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Jordan, the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, said that multiple whistleblowers at the law enforcement agency had come forward alleging retaliatory actions to employees who had engaged in "disfavored political speech."
The letter redacted the names and positions of the alleged whistleblowers.
The Ohio Republican lawmaker said that in one instance, an alleged veteran was targeted for failing to agree with officials’ conclusions about the Jan. 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol.
The veteran, who allegedly served in the U.S military for several years and was deployed in Kuwait and Iraq, had their security clearance suspended, before being indefinitely suspended from duty and pay after sharing "personal views that the FBI was not being entirely forthcoming about the events of January 6."
"As a result, the FBI determined that [REDACTED] had ’espoused conspiratorial views’ and ’promoted unreliable information which indicates support for the events of January 6,’ and therefore the FBI questioned allegiance to the United States," Jordan wrote.
Jordan wrote that the same individual had "been rated as ’Exceeds Fully Successful’ in performance evaluations, has received several awards, and has never been disciplined or reprimanded until this instance."
Lawyers for the alleged whistleblower claimed that the FBI’s accusations against their client are a "monumental leap from objective fact" and a "distortion" of actions as well as "gross injustice" which violates their client’s right to exercise freedom of speech under the First Amendment.
In another incident, Jordan said that one alleged whistleblower, who has since left the FBI, had informed the House Judiciary Committee that they faced retaliation when they criticized the FBI in an anonymous survey circulated to employees following Jan. 6.
"The FBI allegedly escalated an adverse personnel action against this employee after [REDACTED] commented on the survey, which sought feedback about the [REDACTED] actions ’during the recent crisis/command post’ event. The employee, too, was never disciplined or reprimanded until after [REDACTED] criticized the FBI," the letter reads.
Jordan said multiple "whistleblowers have called it a ’purge’ of FBI employees holding conservative views."
A copy of the letter was also sent to Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) and Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz.
An FBI spokesperson told The Epoch Times in an email: "While the FBI does not comment on specific personnel matters, under no circumstances would we take action against employees for lawfully exercising their First Amendment rights. All FBI employees understand that adherence to rigorous security policies and the highest standards of integrity are critical to fulfilling our mission of protecting the American people and upholding the Constitution of the United States."
Jordan also claimed that a previous May 6 letter sent to Wray detailing allegations of the FBI’s alleged behavior had gone unanswered.
In an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, Jordan said that a total of six agents had come forward as whistleblowers, two of which related to a school board’s memo.
"We are conducting oversight to ensure the FBI is not retaliating against FBI employees for exercising their First Amendment rights and engaging in disfavored political speech," he wrote in his letter on Wednesday. "We reiterate our earlier requests for your personal assurance that the FBI will cooperate fully with the Department of Justice’s Office of Inspector General’s examination of these matters and for a briefing on the FBI’s purge of employees holding disfavored viewpoints."
The Ohio lawmaker’s letter comes as the House select committee probing the Jan. 6 attack is set to begin its public hearings on Thursday at 8 p.m.
#6
Sounds like the colon may be nearly purged already. They are probably just farting at moderates that used to be Dems at this point.
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#7
Defund the FBI.
Posted by: Abu Uluque ||
06/10/2022 12:30 Comments ||
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#8
You know better, DarthVader.
When things go kinetic, my unit will have a standing order to carry 10 feet of rope and upon finding anyone like that or is a true believer will be immediately combined with the rope to decorate the nearest tree or lamp post.
#10
Darth Vader - when Dems simply starts arresting their political opponents while their foot soldiers attempt to assassinate conservative judges, I observe we are pretty much at that point. The match is lit at this point and is leaning towards the fuse. Be ready or be screwed, it's a choice.
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#11
When the dems start "arresting their opponents," look for the GOPe to dig deep and go along for the ride.
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#12
look for the GOPe to dig deep and go along for the ride.
[Breitbart] Reports published on Tuesday indicate that an agreed-to sale of Radio Mambí, a Spanish-language talk radio station in Miami, to a George Soros-backed leftist group has prompted a potential mass exodus of its employees.
TelevisaUnivisión, which owns Radio Mambí, is reportedly facing so much employee disgust from the sale that the conglomerate is offering key Radio Mambí personalities $120,000 bonuses (half paid once the Federal Communications Commission approves the sale, half once the leftist group takes over) to stay at the network.
The buyer is a newly formed corporation called the “Latino Media Network” connected to several far-left radicals, including Soros himself. The network’s leaders have said that it aims to reach major markets nationwide – Los Angeles, New York, Houston, Chicago, Dallas, San Antonio, McAllen, Fresno, Las Vegas, and Miami – to combat Spanish-language “misinformation and disinformation.”
In addition to the Soros ties, the network is run by Stephanie Valencia, a former Obama outreach director, and Jess Morales Rocketto, a left-wing pro-immigration activist.
The investment group Lakestar Finance, directly affiliated with Soros Fund Management, reportedly funded the group and its attempt to purchase 18 Spanish-language radio stations, including Mambí. The sale of Radio Mambí has particularly outraged the Cuban exile community because of its historic status as a broadcaster sharing news of human rights violations by the Castro regime and voices opposing communism.
The Media Research Center’s Jorge Bonilla first reported, citing unnamed sources, that Univision was offering Radio Mambí talent “$120K retention bonuses contingent upon staying through completion of the transfer to Soros-financed group.”
The conservative site El American later reported that “some hosts” of the station would be uncomfortable continuing to work there under the banner of an entity so closely aligned with Soros and the Democrat Party and would not do so “even if they are offered $120,000 to stay.”
#1
Just as fans go to watch Tom Cruise rather than Paramount movies, listeners tune in to specific radio personalities. These buyers just purchased a shell. The content generators will flee, bringing their audiences with them.
#1
Their only audience is their core. That's not going to carry them through in November. Next step - cheat, even in the open. They got a feeling they can get away with it.
#2
Their attempt at going after the Proud Boys yesterday was a complete flop. The big bombshell? The PBs went for tacos.
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It's a bust:
Joe Concha@JoeConchaTV
Context: The evening newscasts on CBS, NBC & ABC average anywhere from 18 to 20 million viewers combined on a typical night. Those newscasts do not air in primetime. The January 6 hearings airing in primetime Thursday took in just 11+ million viewers on those three same networks. https://twitter.com/cablenewswatch/status/1535297304931999744
Cable News Watch@CableNewsWatch
🚨🚨 Dems BS 1/6 hearings BOMB in the ratings!
8pm ET
ABC Attack on the Capitol 0.5 4.477
NBC January 6th Hearings 0.4 3.296
CBC Capitol Assault Hearings 0.3 3.335
9pm ET
ABC AOC 0.6 4.233
NBC Jan 6 0.4 3.331
CBS CAH 0.3 3.139
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Now, about DHS...
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[12FT] Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Tuesday claimed that the FBI is "purging" employees who hold conservative viewpoints.
