FBI witnesses who testified to 'weaponization' of government committee spread 'alarming' conspiracy theories and received financial support from Trump ally.
The witnesses were: George Hill, a retired FBI supervisory intelligence analyst who world in the bureau's Boston field office; Stephen Friend, a former special agent who worked in the Daytona Beach office; and Garret O'Boyle, a special agent from the field office in Wichita, Kansas.
Democrats raised questions about Hill's relevance to the inquiry as he has made"multiple claims about the FBI's handling of criminal investigations into the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, despite having very little personal involvement in those investigations." Friend was placed on Absent Without Leave status for one day in August 2022 after he objected to the manner of arrests of January 6 suspects associated with theHis security clearance was suspended on September 19, 2022, and he officially resigned from the FBI on February 15, the same day he testified to the"weaponization" committee.
Elsewhere, Friend and O'Boyle testified that they received money from Kash Patel, who worked for the former Trump administration and was a staunch ally of the former president via Patel's non-profit organization, Fight with Kash. The company provides financial support for veterans and law enforcement officials.A spokesperson for Jordan dismissed the report and the Democrats for attempting to hinder the committee's work.
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