Hearing on the Weaponization of the Federal Government

• •The hearing was held on February 9, 2023, by the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government.
• •The subcommittee is a component of the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary.
• •Panel I witnesses included Senators Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson, former Representative Jamie Raskin, and former Representative Tulsi Gabbard.
• •Panel II witnesses included Thomas Baker, Jonathan Turley, Elliot Williams, and Nicole Parker.
• •The record includes a report titled 'FBI Whistleblowers: What Their Disclosures Indicate about the Politicization of the FBI and Justice Department' dated November 4, 2022.
• •The record includes a list of past and present clients of The Raben Group submitted by Representative Matt Gaetz.
• •The record includes a letter from the organization Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington.
• •Senator Ron Johnson submitted several articles and letters regarding his past investigations into federal agencies for the record.

The hearing establishes the formal investigative scope of a new House subcommittee tasked with examining allegations of political influence within the FBI and Department of Justice, which may lead to future legislative or oversight actions regarding federal law enforcement operations.

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.