FIRST ON FOX: House Select Subcommittee on Weaponization of Federal Government Releases 17,000-Page Report
The House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government released a report detailing its work this Congress, touting its success in protecting Americans against censorship of speech and the weaponization of federal law enforcement agencies.
The 17,019-page report, compiled by the subcommittee led by Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, states that the founding documents of the United States articulate the ideals of the American republic and guarantee to all American citizens fundamental rights and liberties.
The report highlights the subcommittee’s work to “bring abuses by the federal government into the light for the American people and ensure that Congress, as their elected representatives, can take action to remedy them.” The mission of the subcommittee was to “protect and strengthen the fundamental rights of the American people,” the report said.
The report notes that the committee has been working to protect free speech and expand upon the constitutional protections of the First Amendment. It states that the “censorship-industrial complex” has been weaponized by the federal government and law enforcement, with multiple federal agencies, including the White House, engaging in a vast censorship campaign against so-called mis-, dis-, or malinformation.
The panel is touting its work, saying its oversight has “had a real effect in expanding the First Amendment.” In a letter to the subcommittee, Facebook and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted that the Biden-Harris administration “pressured” Facebook to censor Americans.
The report also highlights the committee’s work to investigate the alleged weaponization of federal law enforcement resources. It notes that the subcommittee learned of waste, fraud and abuse at the FBI, and that whistleblowers were brutally retaliated against for coming forward.
The report includes a list of hearings the subcommittee held, letters sent by the subcommittee, and subpoenas issued by the panel. It also includes depositions and transcribed interviews conducted by the subcommittee, including with former FBI officials, CIA officials, and officials from Facebook, Meta, and Google.