The top Democrat on the House Weaponization Subcommittee said there is a “difference” between “legitimate oversight and weaponization of Congress,” slamming the committee as one that will be used to “showcase conspiracy theories and advance an extreme agenda.”
, D-Hawaii, who has been critical of the government for activities that have allegedly undermined freedom of speech, joined Johnson and Grassley on the first panel.
Plaskett said that she and Democrats on the committee"will resist any attempt by this subcommittee to derail ongoing legitimate investigations into President Trump" and others within his orbit. Plaskett’s opening statement came after Jordan, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee and the Weaponization Subcommittee, delivered his opening statement, detailing the dozens of FBI whistleblowers who have come to him and to congressional Republicans to report politicization within the bureau.
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