FBI defends suspensions, saying one employee refused to participate in an arrest and another took part in unapproved interviews with a Russian government news outlet
FBI employees who spoke out against the "politicized rot" within the bureau were suspended or had their security clearances revoked, the House Judiciary Committee and Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government said.
The committees released an interim staff report Thursday morning revealing new whistleblower testimony from several current and former FBI employees that exposes "abuses and misconduct in the FBI."
"The disclosures from these FBI employees highlight egregious abuse, misallocation of law enforcement resources and misconduct with the leadership ranks of the FBI," the report obtained by Fox News states.
The report said that the FBI whistleblowers described the FBI’s alleged "retaliatory conduct" against them "after making protected disclosures about what they believed in good faith to be wrong conduct."
Two whistleblowers — Steve Friend, a former FBI special agent, and Marcus Allen, an FBI staff operations specialist — had their security clearances revoked this month and are expected to appear for testimony before the Weaponization Subcommittee Thursday morning.
The committees' report said the FBI suspended Friend's security clearance and suspended him without pay after he made protected disclosures about the bureau's handling of Domestic Violent Extremism cases, and after he expressed concern about the bureau’s handling of cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot.
Friend explained that the FBI’s handling of Jan. 6-related investigations "deviated from standard practice and created a false impression with respect to the threat of DVE nationwide."
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FBI employees who spoke out against the "politicized rot" within the bureau were suspended or had their security clearances revoked, the House Judiciary Committee and Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government said.
The committees released an interim staff report Thursday morning revealing new whistleblower testimony from several current and former FBI employees that exposes "abuses and misconduct in the FBI."
"The disclosures from these FBI employees highlight egregious abuse, misallocation of law enforcement resources and misconduct with the leadership ranks of the FBI," the report obtained by Fox News states.
The report said that the FBI whistleblowers described the FBI’s alleged "retaliatory conduct" against them "after making protected disclosures about what they believed in good faith to be wrong conduct."
Two whistleblowers — Steve Friend, a former FBI special agent, and Marcus Allen, an FBI staff operations specialist — had their security clearances revoked this month and are expected to appear for testimony before the Weaponization Subcommittee Thursday morning.
The committees' report said the FBI suspended Friend's security clearance and suspended him without pay after he made protected disclosures about the bureau's handling of Domestic Violent Extremism cases, and after he expressed concern about the bureau’s handling of cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot.
Friend explained that the FBI’s handling of Jan. 6-related investigations "deviated from standard practice and created a false impression with respect to the threat of DVE nationwide."
FBI employees had security clearances revoked after speaking out against 'politicized rot': House report
FBI employees who spoke out against the “politicized rot" within the bureau were suspended or had their security clearances revoked, a House committee report said.
Rot is the perfect description of EVERYTHING Democrats touch.
