An FBI whistleblower testified in front of congressional leaders on Wednesday about how the federal agency weaponized the security clearance process to retaliate against him for probing the official January 6 narrative.

Marcus Allen worked out of the FBI’s Charlotte field office and was put on unpaid leave after he sent information about the January 6 Capitol riot that contested the official narrative. He was ultimately accused of promoting conspiratorial views and unreliable information.

“Almost exactly three years ago today, I forwarded news articles to my superiors and others within the FBI about January 6, it was literally one of my top job duties to keep my colleagues informed about open source intelligence related to their cases,” Allen told the Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. “As a result of simply doing my job, the FBI accused me of promoting conspiratorial views and unreliable information. The FBI questioned my allegiance to the United States, suspended my security clearance, suspended my pay, and refused to allow me to obtain outside employment or even accept charity.”

Allen has held a top-secret security clearance since 2001. He served honorably in the United States Marine Corps from 2000 to 2005, was deployed to Kuwait, served two tours in Iraq, and was the Charlotte FBI field office employee of the year in 2019.

Despite his track record, he faced severe consequences for including links to news articles about the January 6 riot...

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