Representative Jim Jordan's hearing about the politicization of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) descended into chaos as congressional lawmakers sparred over transparency concerns and questioned the legitimacy of the "whistleblower" witnesses that spoke before the House weaponization panel.

On Thursday, the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, which Jordan chairs, held a hearing to examine alleged abuses within the FBI. The House panel heard from two suspended FBI agents and one former agent, who claimed that their employer retaliated against them for speaking out about the bureau.

The tumultuous hearing was rocky from the start. Just after the three witnesses made their opening statements before committee members, Ranking Member Stacey Plaskett asked Jordan why the transcripts of the witness testimonies made to Republicans before the hearing were not being shared with the panel's Democratic members.

"We can talk about the testimony but right now you're not getting the testimony," Jordan responded after a back-and-forth. When Representative Plaskett pressed if the testimony would be handed over at a later date, Jordan refused to answer and began the questioning period of the hearing instead.

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Throughout the hearing, Democratic committee members repeatedly called out Jordan for violating House rules by withholding the evidence gathered with the other side, arguing that the minority is entitled to the...

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