Ohio congressman Jim Jordan has been heavily criticized after three FBI "whistleblowers" who testified in the Republican-led committee investigating the "weaponization" of the federal government were found to have supported numerous conspiracy theories and to have been paid by a close ally of Donald Trump.
According to a lengthy report written by Democrats and obtained by The New York Times, those who testified as part of the House select committee haven't offered any evidence of wrongdoing, have openly attacked the federal government and may not even meet the proper definition of a whistleblower.
The credibility of the witnesses has raised questions about the validity of the Republican Party's key aim in the GOP-controlled Congress to investigate apparent partisan bias in the federal government under the Biden administration.
"Each endorses an alarming series of conspiracy theories related to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, the Covid vaccine, and the validity of the 2020 election," the 316-page report said. "One has called repeatedly for the dismantling of the FBI. Another suggested that it would be better for Americans to die than to have any kind of domestic intelligence program."
Others have also criticized Jordan and the committee's work itself following the claims about the key FBI witnesses.
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