{"id":1938490,"date":"2023-05-26T05:55:23","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T09:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-investigating-bank-of-america-for-voluntarily-giving-jan-6-bank-records-to-fbi\/"},"modified":"2023-05-26T05:58:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T09:58:12","slug":"house-gop-investigating-bank-of-america-for-voluntarily-giving-jan-6-bank-records-to-fbi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-investigating-bank-of-america-for-voluntarily-giving-jan-6-bank-records-to-fbi\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP probes Bank of America for giving Jan. 6 bank records to FBI."},"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%2Fhouse-gop-investigating-bank-of-america-for-voluntarily-giving-jan-6-bank-records-to-fbi%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=1938490&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--><h2>House Republicans Launch Investigation into Bank of America&#8217;s Alleged Handover of Jan. 6 Bank Records to FBI<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0525\/827be166-f128-434c-8667-0e551e8f0a17\/audio.mp3?length=2319885&#038;duration=193\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans are mounting an investigation into whistleblower findings revealing that Bank of America (BOA) had \u201cvoluntarily\u201d handed over Jan. 6 bank records to the FBI \u201cwithout any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-impeachment-managers-demand-trump-testify-in-senate-trial\/\" title=\"House Impeachment Managers Demand Trump Testify in Senate Trial\">legal process<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a 78-page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-lawmakers-warn-of-lasting-effects-of-crt-in-military\/\" title=\"Republican lawmakers warn of lasting effects of CRT in military\">whistleblower report<\/a> released by the House Judiciary Committee on May 19, it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/bank-of-america-gave-fbi-access-to-jan-6-bank-records-with-customers-knowledge-whistleblowers_5276671.html\">alleged<\/a> that in the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, breach on the U.S. Capitol, Bank of America gave the FBI information about customers who made transactions in the Washington, D.C., area on or near Jan. 6.<\/p>\n<p>Those who had used Bank of America accounts to purchase a firearm, regardless of when or where the transaction took place, were bumped to the top of that list.<\/p>\n<p>George Hill, a retired FBI supervisory intelligence analyst, told the panel, \u201cThe Bank of America, with no directive from the FBI, data-mined\u00a0its customer base. And they data-mined a date range of [Jan. 5, 2021 to Jan. 7, 2021] any BOA customer who used a BOA product,\u201d meaning a Bank of America credit or debit card.\u00a0\u201cThey\u00a0compiled that list. And then, on top of that list, they put anyone who\u00a0had purchased a firearm during any date. So it was a huge list.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to testimony from the special agent in charge of the Boston field office, which received the information, no further action was taken with the information.<\/p>\n<p>Now, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and\u00a0Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Chairman Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) are demanding answers.<\/p>\n<p>In a May 25 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JudiciaryGOP\/status\/1661811380285046787\/photo\/1\">letter<\/a> to\u00a0Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-gop-proposal-would-allow-users-to-sue-social-media-platforms\/\" title=\"New GOP Proposal Would Allow Users to Sue Social Media Platforms\">lawmakers expressed concern<\/a> over these allegations, which they called \u201calarming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aside from other privacy concerns, they wrote, \u201cThis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-investigating-bank-of-america-for-voluntarily-giving-jan-6-bank-records-to-fbi\/\" title=\"GOP probes Bank of America for giving Jan. 6 bank records to FBI.\">information undoubtedly included private details<\/a> a<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>What Happened with Bank of America and the FBI?<\/h3>\n<p>Bank of America is under fire for allegedly handing over Jan. 6 bank records to the FBI &#8220;without any legal process.&#8221; According to a whistleblower report, Bank of America gave the FBI information about customers who made transactions in the Washington, D.C., area on or near Jan. 6. Those who had used Bank of America accounts to purchase a firearm were bumped to the top of that list. House Republicans are now launching an investigation into these allegations and demanding answers from Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan. This news raises concerns about privacy and the handling of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/google-expands-security-efforts-ahead-of-2022-elections\/\" title=\"Google Expands Security Efforts Ahead of 2022 Elections\">sensitive information<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>riot, Bank of America had provided the FBI with customers&#8217; bank records without legal process. 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