Republican Jim Jordan has expanded an investigation into the Biden administration's alleged pressure on financial institutions to scrutinize customers' transactions for 'extremists' by searching for terms like 'MAGA' and 'Trump' after January 6. This inquiry now includes Eventbrite and GoFundMe, with House Republican lawmakers asking these crowdfunding giants to cooperate. The investigation was prompted by materials obtained by the Weaponization panel in January, showing that the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) flagged transactions using these terms. A report from the House Judiciary Committee and its Weaponization Subcommittee highlighted that the federal government conducted 'broad' and 'unjustified' surveillance of Americans' private financial data, asking banks to search and filter transactions without clear justification.
BREAKING: A new report from the House Judiciary Committee and its Weaponization Subcommittee revealed that the federal government conducted "broad" and "unjustified" surveillance of Americans' private financial data. Federal investigators asked banks to search and filter…
“Feds conducted 'broad' and 'unjustified' surveillance of Americans' private financial data” @Weaponization https://t.co/5qCYKzVxP7
House GOP probes Eventbrite, GoFundMe over fed surveillance The Weaponization panel in January announced it had obtained materials showing that FinCEN had used terms like "MAGA" and "Trump" to flag transactions for financial institutions. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/Fa9fWr54PO
House Republican lawmakers are asking the crowdfunding giants Eventbrite and GoFundMe to cooperate with their investigation into the Biden administration allegedly pressuring large financial institutions to spy on customers' private transactions in... https://t.co/4ftiKzJ4cc
Republicans press EventBrite and GoFundMe for evidence of government spying on transactions https://t.co/tOT2ruDgdV
Republican Jim Jordan adds Eventbrite and GoFundMe to list of financial institutions being investigated for searching 'MAGA' and 'Trump' in customers' transactions to look for 'extremists' at the urging of the Biden administration after January 6 https://t.co/ZeaGqaos6Y https://t.co/jZmBEiggmx