FBI “Whistleblowers” Are Being Paid By Trump Crony

The New York Times reports:

The first three witnesses to testify privately before the new Republican-led House committee investigating the “weaponization” of the federal government have offered little firsthand knowledge of any wrongdoing or violation of the law.

Instead, the trio appears to be a group of aggrieved former F.B.I. officials who have trafficked in right-wing conspiracy theories, including about the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the Capitol, and received financial support from a top ally of former President Donald J. Trump.

“Each endorses an alarming series of conspiracy theories related to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, the Covid vaccine, and the validity of the 2020 election,” Democrats wrote in the heavily footnoted report, which cites scores of statements made by the witnesses.

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Holy moly. Trump allies are paying off House GOP witnesses to concoct stories attacking the Biden Administration.

Just destroys what credibility @Jim_Jordan had left.

NYT: G.O.P. Witnesses, Paid by Trump Ally, Embraced Jan. 6 Conspiracy Theories https://t.co/A9AAMZvoIs

— Zac Petkanas (@Zac_Petkanas) March 3, 2023