{"id":1649521,"date":"2022-09-20T15:22:07","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T19:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1649521"},"modified":"2022-09-20T15:22:19","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T19:22:19","slug":"fbi-responds-to-whistleblower-saying-child-abuse-cases-being-dropped-in-favor-of-jan-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-responds-to-whistleblower-saying-child-abuse-cases-being-dropped-in-favor-of-jan-6\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI Responds to Whistleblower Saying Child Abuse Cases Being Dropped in Favor of Jan. 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffbi-responds-to-whistleblower-saying-child-abuse-cases-being-dropped-in-favor-of-jan-6%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1649521&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-fbi\">FBI<\/a> responded Tuesday after alleged bureau whistleblowers came forward and accused it of moving agents from child abuse cases to \u201cdomestic violent extremist\u201d cases.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday evening, House Judiciary Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JudiciaryGOP\/status\/1572020677087236096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1572020677087236096%7Ctwgr%5Ed630cf806b52447daca3e932bda7395af6d694d6%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthefederalist.com%2F2022%2F09%2F20%2Fwhistleblower-fbi-is-dropping-child-sexual-abuse-investigations-to-pursue-j6-witch-hunt%2F\">wrote<\/a> on Twitter that an unnamed whistleblower came forward and told them that the FBI is moving agents from child sexual abuse cases to pursue investigations relating to the Jan. 6 Capitol breach.<\/p>\n<p>The whistleblower, according to Republicans and Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-jim-jordan\">Jim Jordan<\/a> (R-Ohio), \u201ctold that child sexual abuse material investigations were no longer an FBI priority and should be referred to local law enforcement agencies.\u201d Jordan sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray asking why there is a purported shift in focus from the child abuse cases to Jan. 6.<\/p>\n<p>When contacted by The Epoch Times for comment on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the FBI said that \u201cthe FBI is charged with protecting the American people from a wide variety of threats, from terrorism, cyber threats, and violent crime to public corruption, hate crimes, and crimes against children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur commitment to one does not come at the expense of another,\u201d the spokesperson added, disputing House Republican\u2019s key assertion. \u201cThe threat posed by domestic violent extremists is persistent, evolving, and deadly. The FBI\u2019s authority to investigate a case as domestic terrorism requires the existence of a potential criminal federal violation, the unlawful use or threat of force or violence, and ideological motivation of any type.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson added that the bureau does \u201cnot investigate ideology\u201d and only \u201cinvestigates individuals who commit or intend to commit violence and other criminal activity that constitutes a federal crime or poses a threat to national security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are committed to upholding the constitutional rights of all Americans and will never open an investigation based solely on First Amendment activity,\u201d the FBI said.<\/p>\n<p> Letter <\/p>\n<p>The<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FBI responded Tuesday after alleged bureau whistleblowers came forward and accused it of moving agents from child abuse cases to \u201cdomestic violent extremist\u201d cases. 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