{"id":9184,"date":"2023-02-09T16:40:10","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T23:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=9184"},"modified":"2023-02-09T16:44:26","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T23:44:26","slug":"issa-weaponization-of-government-is-worse-than-ever-and-congress-must-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=9184","title":{"rendered":"Issa: Weaponization of Government is Worse Than Ever and Congress Must Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201cWe\u00a0made the right case today to the American people\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON, DC<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48)\u00a0issued the following statement following the first hearing of the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe weaponization of the federal government against the American people is the signature abuse of power of our time. While it is not new, it has grown worse. That was more than proven by the committee today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, we heard from two former FBI agents who loved their job but grew disillusioned by what they said was partisan, political, and unethical behavior at the bureau. Sen. Grassley of Iowa and Sen. Johnson of Wisconsin confirmed that the FBI at the highest levels has lied to the courts, the Congress, and the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFBI corruption doesn\u2019t just threaten some Americans. Or silence a few others. Every American loses when the world\u2019s most powerful and prestigious law enforcement organization loses its reverence for the Constitution, concern for the rights of each American, and turns against the people it is sworn to protect and serve.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis committee matters because the American people are worth fighting for. My colleagues on the other side of the aisle now have a choice: They can join us in working to reveal the truth and understand the true scope and depth of how this all went so wrong. Or they can choose to delay and obstruct this Committee\u2019s work.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe\u00a0made the right case today to the American people\u201d &nbsp; WASHINGTON, DC\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48)\u00a0issued the following statement following the first hearing of the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government: \u201cThe weaponization of the federal government against the American people is the signature abuse of power of our time. 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