GOP to Use ‘Power of the Purse’ Against FBI: Rep. Jim Jordan

House Republicans will use its spending power to restrict funding to the FBI, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), head of the lower chamber’s Judiciary Committee and its weaponization subcommittee, said on Sunday.

Jordan spoke on Fox New “Sunday Morning Futures” Republicans in the lower chamber of Congress will utilize its “power of the purse,” Spending power or spending ability designated It is required by the Constitution to limit federal funds sent to the FBI as the Weaponization Subcommittee advances in its investigations into FBI conduct.

“We’re going to look to propose legislation, and in the end, the real power of Congress, the real power of the legislative branch, is the power of the purse,” Maria Bartiromo was interviewed by Jordan. “And we’re going to have to use that both on this issue where we think the government’s been targeting the very people it’s supposed to serve. But also, frankly, on the border—I think we’re going to have to look at ways to use the appropriation process to deal with the border situation.”

‘Egregious Behavior’

Jordan says that the Republican lawmaker is proposing a number of moves. “egregious behavior” The FBI.

Recent example: FBI Special Agent Garret o’Boyle revealed to lawmakers that the FBI has created “threat tags” According to the lawmaker, they will target Pro-Life protesters. Boyle’s interview with Fox Publication date: March 2, 2023. Boyle stated to Fox that before using the tag to track prolifers the FBI used the threat labels to track possible threats to the Supreme Court in the wake of Roe V. Wade’s 2022 repeal.

“A tag is merely a statistical tool to track information for review and reporting,” The FBI made the statement in a statement to Fox. “The creation of a threat tag in no way changes the long-standing requirements for opening an investigation, nor does it represent a shift in how the FBI prioritizes threats.”

Jordan also spoke out about other allegations in Sunday’s interview, including the FBI’s role in political censorship via social media and the lack of transparency by intelligence regarding COVID-19 origins. He also mentioned the alleged targeting parents who protest at Catholic schools and traditional Catholics. Jordan also discussed the suppression of the Hunter Biden laptop scam, which Jordan described as election interference.

The Judiciary Committee has responded to the allegations by gathering information and laying the foundations before approaching the mandatory subpoena process that will target the FBI. He said the Legislative could also prohibit federal funding being used for some purposes by the FBI.

“[We can] say, this funding can’t be used for X, this funding can’t be used for Y, or limit the funding overall,” Jordan spoke. “Those are things you have to do, or you don’t have the leverage to change, again, this egregious behavior we’re seeing from these agents.”

FBI Whistleblowers

Jordan stated that the FBI whistleblowers have been interviewed by Jordan and two dozen other people who prefer anonymity.

The Judiciary Committee would like to meet with 16 FBI personnel. “transcribed interviews,” to inform potential legislative reforms to the FBI’s operations and activities, according to a March 3 letter Jordan sent to FBI Director Christopher Wray. Breitbart News first reported the letter.

The Epoch Times reached out to Jordan for comment.

Agent Response

A spokesperson for the FBI responded to The Epoch Times’ press inquiry about Jordan’s claims. “conduct investigations based on a person’s views.”

“The men and women of the FBI devote themselves to protecting the American people from terrorism, violent crime, cyber threats, and other dangers,” The spokesperson for the FBI said that.

“We focus on violence, threats of violence, and other illegal activity regardless of the underlying motivation or what side of an issue a person is on. We do not conduct investigations based on a person’s views. While outside opinions and criticism often come with the job, we will continue to follow the facts wherever they lead, do things by the book, and speak through our work,” The spokesperson continued.