{"id":2165501,"date":"2024-02-01T19:36:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T00:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-scott-blasts-biden-administration-for-allegedly-targeting-bible-purchases\/"},"modified":"2024-02-01T19:37:43","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T00:37:43","slug":"tim-scott-blasts-biden-administration-for-allegedly-targeting-bible-purchases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-scott-blasts-biden-administration-for-allegedly-targeting-bible-purchases\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Scott criticizes Biden administration for reportedly singling out Bible purchases"},"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\">22<\/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%2Ftim-scott-blasts-biden-administration-for-allegedly-targeting-bible-purchases%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=2165501&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>Sen. Tim \u2064Scott Exposes Biden Administration&#8217;s Alleged Political Bias<\/h2>\n<p>During a Senate\u200b Banking Committee hearing, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) \u2064shed light on disturbing\u2064 allegations that the Biden administration was prioritizing politics over the \u2062rights of American citizens. The House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization\u2064 of the Federal Government\u2062 had previously raised concerns about the administration&#8217;s actions.<\/p>\n<p>The subcommittee revealed\u200b that financial institutions were being instructed to flag transactions involving terms like &#8220;MAGA&#8221; or &#8220;TRUMP,&#8221; as well as purchases \u200bof religious texts such as the Bible or even \u200cgeneral items from stores like Cabela&#8217;s or Dick&#8217;s Sporting Goods.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;This kind of pervasive financial surveillance, carried out in coordination with\u200c and at the request of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-mayor-congress-must-open-a-probe-into-security-failures-at-u-s-capitol\/\" title=\"D.C. Mayor: Congress must open a probe into security failures at U.S. Capitol\">federal law enforcement<\/a>, into Americans&#8217; private\u2062 transactions is alarming and raises serious concerns about the FBI&#8217;s respect for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blue-state-blues-a-republican-house-must-investigate-adam-schiff\/\" title=\"Blue State Blues: A Republican House Must Investigate Adam Schiff\">fundamental civil liberties<\/a>,&#8221; the subcommittee stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Senator Scott expressed his \u2062deep concern over these allegations, particularly regarding the targeting of individuals \u2064based on their political and religious beliefs. He emphasized that \u2063the government should prioritize \u200bits responsibilities\u2063 of protecting families and \u2063prosecuting actual criminals,\u200c rather than monitoring innocent Americans.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Instead \u200bof targeting Americans for purchasing Bibles or\u2064 shopping at the Bass\u2062 Pro Shops, our government should focus on doing its job: protecting our families and prosecuting actual\u2064 criminals, including those behind financial scams. Unfortunately, these examples are part of a\u2062 larger trend we have seen from this administration of putting \u200bpolitics\u2063 first,&#8221; Senator Scott\u200d asserted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Senate Banking Committee hearing, titled &#8220;Examining Scams and\u2063 Fraud in \u2064the Banking System and Their Impact on Consumers,&#8221; featured testimonies from representatives of\u2064 the American Bankers Association\u2063 and National Consumers \u2063League. In the following week, \u200dthe committee is scheduled to hear the Financial Stability Oversight Council Annual Report to \u2064Congress from Treasury Secretary Janet\u2062 Yellen.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the financial\u200b surveillance by\u2063 the FBI, as highlighted\u200c by \u2062the subcommittee,\u200b affect fundamental \u200ccivil liberties and coordination\u200b with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/evidence-mounts-that-capitol-breach-was-pre-planned-eroding-incitement-allegation-in-trump-impeachment-trial\/\" title=\"Evidence Mounts that Capitol Breach Was Pre-Planned, Eroding Incitement Allegation in Trump Impeachment Trial\">federal law enforcement agencies<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><span>  In a recent Senate Banking Committee hearing,\u200b Senator Tim Scott, a Republican from South Carolina, brought forward troubling allegations against\u200b the Biden administration. It was suggested that\u200c the \u2063administration was prioritizing\u2063 politics over the rights of American\u200d citizens, a claim previously raised by the House Select Subcommittee on\u200d the Weaponization of the Federal Government.<\/p>\n<p>The subcommittee had expressed concerns about the \u2062actions of\u2063 the administration, \u2064specifically highlighting the \u200binstruction\u2063 given to financial institutions to flag transactions involving terms such as \u2062&#8221;MAGA&#8221; or &#8220;TRUMP,&#8221; as well as purchases of religious texts and general items from stores like Cabela&#8217;s or Dick&#8217;s Sporting Goods.<\/p>\n<p>Describing \u200bthis pervasive financial \u2062surveillance\u2064 as alarming, the \u200dsubcommittee\u200c stated that it \u200craised serious concerns \u200dabout the respect for fundamental civil liberties by the FBI, which appeared to be \u2062coordinating \u200cwith and acting\u200d at the request \u2062of\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kentucky-ag-slams-state-department-for-failing-to-halt-fentanyl-crisis\/\" title=\"KY AG criticizes State Dept. for not stopping fentanyl crisis.\">federal law enforcement \u200bagencies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Scott echoed \u200bthese \u2062sentiments in the Senate Banking Committee hearing, expressing deep\u2062 concern over the \u200btargeting\u200b of individuals based on their political and religious beliefs. He emphasized that the government&#8217;s primary responsibility \u2064should be to protect families\u200c and prosecute actual criminals, rather than monitor innocent Americans.<\/p>\n<p>In his statement, Senator Scott\u200c emphasized that instead of targeting Americans for \u2064purchasing Bibles or shopping at specific stores, the government should focus on its core\u2063 job responsibilities. He highlighted the need for a focus on protecting \u200bfamilies and\u2063 prosecuting criminals, including those who perpetrate\u200d financial scams. The senator lamented that these examples were indicative of a larger trend within the\u2063 current administration of prioritizing politics over \u2063the well-being of the American people.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate \u2063Banking Committee hearing, titled &#8220;Examining Scams and Fraud in the Banking System and Their Impact on \u200bConsumers,&#8221; featured\u200d testimonies from representatives of \u200bthe American Bankers Association and the National\u200c Consumers League. In the upcoming week, the committee is scheduled\u200c to hear the annual report to Congress from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen\u2064 on the Financial Stability Oversight Council. \u200cThis hearing\u200b will \u2062provide further insights into \u2062the actions and priorities\u2064 of the current administration in relation to financial matters.<\/p>\n<p>These allegations and concerns raised by \u2062Senator Tim Scott \u2062shed light on the potential\u2062 political bias within the Biden administration.\u2064 As the debate \u200ccontinues, it is crucial to ensure that the\u2064 rights\u200d and freedoms of\u200d American citizens are protected, and that political motivations do\u2064 not override the government&#8217;s responsibility to serve and act in the best interest \u2062of the people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) accused the Biden administration of prioritizing politics over concerns of extremism by flagging religious text purchases. Speaking at a Senate Banking Committee hearing, Scott addressed the issue raised by the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government two weeks prior<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2165501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2165501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2165501"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2165501\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2165501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2165501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2165501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}