Jim Jordan on FBI, DOJ Weaponization and Assault on Democracy

FBI and DOJ Weaponization Allegations

• 🎯 Jim Jordan alleges that the FBI and DOJ have been weaponizing federal power for a decade, aiming to prevent Donald Trump from becoming president.
• 🔍 New FBI documents reveal that former special counsel Jack Smith tracked the private communications of at least eight Republican senators and one member of Congress during his January 6th investigation.
• 💡 Jordan states that the FBI took the phone of Congressman Scott Perry, seeking details about his daily patterns and residence, which he characterizes as spying on a member of Congress.
• ⚠️ The investigation into these actions is ongoing, with Jordan indicating potential depositions of Jack Smith and his team.

Operation Arctic Frost and Senatorial Surveillance

• 🧊 Operation Arctic Frost, a 2022 FBI probe, targeted dozens of Republican entities, reportedly in relation to the 2020 election results.
• 📞 Phone logs of several Republican senators, including Ron Johnson, Marsha Blackburn, Lindsey Graham, and Bill Hagerty, were reportedly accessed.
• 🏛️ Jordan suggests that the surveillance may have been an attempt to track individuals who communicated with the President around January 6th, 2021, potentially related to the state of Pennsylvania.
• ⚖️ There are concerns that the FBI may have evaded normal approval chains for such surveillance.

Historical Context and Alleged Cover-Ups

• 📈 Jordan links current events to a decade-long effort to undermine Donald Trump, citing changes to the intelligence community assessment after Trump's first election win in 2017.
• 📄 He references Jim Comey's alleged involvement in changing this assessment and briefing Trump on a dossier he knew to be false, which then became the predicate for the Mueller investigation.
• 🤝 The actions are described as a coordinated effort involving figures like John Brennan, James Clapper, and Jim Comey, culminating with Jack Smith.

Allegations Against Biden Administration and Hunter Biden

• 💰 New documents released by John Ratcliffe suggest that in 2015, then-Vice President Joe Biden blocked intelligence showing Ukrainian officials were concerned about his family's business ties, specifically Hunter Biden's role on the board of Burisma.
• 📧 Ratcliffe alleges a bribery scheme involving $10 million from Burisma for protection within the Biden-Obama administration.
• 🗣️ Jordan explains that Hunter Biden was asked to weigh in with his father regarding an investigation into Burisma, and Joe Biden allegedly used US tax money to pressure Ukrainian officials to fire the prosecutor.
• ⚖️ The transcript questions the even application of laws to the Biden family, contrasting it with actions taken against Republicans.