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Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Blowing the whistle: How the GOP has used whistleblowers to ... - Washington Examiner

The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee is seeking testimony from FBI whistleblowers to attempt to get around the Biden administration's "stonewalling" on providing information about the investigations into former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden.

The new revelation about congressional oversight on the classified documents saga is just the latest example of how Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) has used whistleblowers to shed light on issues inside the FBI.

Jordan and other Republicans have previously revealed that FBI whistleblowers have alleged serious flaws in how the bureau has conducted major investigations, including those related to Hunter Biden, the Capitol riot, and parental protests at school board meetings.

Here are some ways whistleblowers have played a pivotal role in delivering more information on the above issues.

'Politicization' of institutions

House Judiciary Republicans led by Jordan released a report just ahead of the 2022 midterm elections on the “politicization” of the Justice Department and FBI. The 50-page report included numerous whistleblower claims and likely provides a road map for how Jordan’s Judiciary Committee and the newly formed Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government will approach their investigations.

“The Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the stewardship of Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland, is broken. The problem lies not with the majority of front-line agents who...



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