{"id":1827651,"date":"2023-01-29T09:06:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T14:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1827651"},"modified":"2023-01-29T09:07:02","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T14:07:02","slug":"rep-stafanik-says-whistleblowers-will-be-key-in-helping-gop-expose-government-corruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-stafanik-says-whistleblowers-will-be-key-in-helping-gop-expose-government-corruption\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Stafanik Says Whistleblowers Will Be Key In Helping GOP Expose Government Corruption"},"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\">26<\/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%2Frep-stafanik-says-whistleblowers-will-be-key-in-helping-gop-expose-government-corruption%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=1827651&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-->\n<p class=\"subheading\">House Republicans need to make whistleblowers feel welcome \u201ccomfortable in coming forward\u201d and testifying on government corruption witnessed within federal agencies, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), member of the\u00a0Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, told <em>Breitbart News Saturday<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">Stefanik stated that the work of the Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government will be described as \u201csome of the most important work that House Republicans do in the majority\u201d In terms of bringing \u201caccountability and transparency to what the American people understand has been the weaponization of the federal government against everyday Americans.\u201d She cited several examples, including the\u00a0Department of Justice (DOJ) designating concerned parents as domestic terrorists or the FBI targeting President Joe Biden\u2019s political adversaries.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Stefanik stated that Americans seem to see two sets, and that they are not the same. \u201cOne set of rules if you are a well-connected Democrat who was part of the swamp\u201d For law abiding Americans who have conservative views, there is another.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo there\u2019s a lot of digging that we need to do, let alone the egregious illegal acts,\u201d She said this, highlighting how the FBI and Twitter worked together to suppress the Hunter Biden laptop story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">\u201cSo the first service we can do is shining sunlight and bringing transparency, and we have subpoena power or in the majority and we\u2019re not going to hesitate to use it,\u201d She elaborated.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Stefanik admitted they anticipate a lack of cooperation from the\u00a0Biden White House and Department of Justice but said they will \u201cuse every tool at our disposal\u201d To bring the truth to light.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22865108\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fbi_headquarters.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22865108\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fbi_headquarters.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters building can be seen in Washington on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. (AP Photo\/Jose Luis Magana).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cObviously, there is egregious, egregious crimes that have been committed if they\u2019re so unwilling to turn over just basic documents, basic information to Congress. And, you know, hopefully what will come out of this is not only shining a transparent spotlight on these abuses of power on potential criminal acts, we need to reform these agencies so they\u2019re not able to target Americans. Again, these agencies work for the American people, not the other way around,\u201d the congresswoman explained, making it clear that there are good individuals who work at these agencies as well \u2014 some of whom may be willing to speak out, which could be key in exposing government corruption.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a difference between the rank-and-file, hard-working, law-abiding FBI agents across this country, versus the politicized bureaucrats, the political appointees based in Washington, D.C.,\u201d She spoke out citing a report that had been buried by the Judiciary Committee prior to the midterm election. \u201cmultiple whistleblowers from within the FBI and the Department of Justice who came forward\u201d She described it as &#8220;a&#8221; \u201cdeposition of the abuse that they see internally of the FBI from political leaders at the top and how they\u2019re trying to use the Biden agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">\u201cSo an example, there was an extraordinary amount of pressure to designate acts as domestic violent extremism as part of the left\u2019s agenda, to boost that number in terms of the reporting. And these regional FBI officials across the country said that, basically to boost your score to boost your likelihood of promotion, career advancement, there\u2019s an expectation that you continue down this road of priority to the Biden administration and the left,\u201d she said, emphasizing the importance of these whistleblowers\u2019 testimonies.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em>LISTEN:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe left only likes a whistleblower when it\u2019s whistleblower and impeachment. They want to silence whistleblowers when they\u2019re coming forward to expose the lies of the left. So we\u2019re going to have to make sure that these patriots feel comfortable in coming forward and we encourage them to do so,\u201d She stated that whistleblowers have legal protection and Republicans will ensure that that protection is upheld.<\/p>\n<p>Stefanik said a \u201csilencing effect\u201d This was a main theme of the report prior to the midterms. \u201calready has been retaliation, whether it\u2019s stripping of security clearances,\u201d She explained that she could not stop promotions or take individuals out of high-profile cases.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">\u201cThat\u2019s why this subcommittee is so important in terms of really providing transparency to the abuses that are happening within these agencies, not just against the American people, but the rank and file hardworking Americans who make up the bulk of \u2026 the personnel in these agencies,\u201d she said, lamenting the damage that the likes of James Comey, Christopher Wray, and Rod Rosenstein have done in terms of\u00a0 politicizing and breaking these agencies.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s impacted the morale and it\u2019s impacted retention as well,\u201d She added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans need to make whistleblowers feel welcome \u201ccomfortable in coming forward\u201d and testifying on government corruption witnessed within federal agencies, Rep. 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