Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Calif., failed to link a random Twitter user's actions to an FBI whistleblower with the same name who offered testimony before a House select committee on Thursday.
Sanchez's remarks came while the House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government listened to testimony from three FBI whistleblowers, some of whom claimed the law enforcement agency targeted pro-life groups, Catholics, and parents attending school board meetings with investigations in an effort to "inflate" the sense that they were a domestic terrorism threat.
During her questioning of suspended FBI staff operations specialist Marcus Allen, Sanchez asked: "Mr. Allen, have you ever used Twitter. Yes or no?"
"I have utilized Twitter, yes ma'am," Allen responded.
FBI WHISTLEBLOWERS SAY PRO-LIFE GROUPS, CATHOLICS WERE 'TARGET OF THE GOVERNMENT': JORDAN
Sanchez read out the name of the account, which was Allen's first name and a string of numbers.
"That is absolutely not my account," Allen responded.
"Okay, that's not your account," she said. "Well, on December 5, 2022, an account under the name Marcus Allen retweeted a tweet that said quote —"
"That's not my account, ma'am," Allen said again.
"You haven't let me finish the question, sir," Sanchez shot back. "You haven't let me finish the question and the time is mine. On December 5, 2022, an account under the name of Marcus Allen retweeted a tweet that said, quote, ‘Nancy Pelosi staged January 6. Retweet if...
WASHINGTON, D.C., DC, UNITED STATES, May 6, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Brown, LLC, a nationally recognized whistleblower law firm and leader in False Claims Act (FCA) litigation, today announced t...