Powerful Testimony From FBI Whistleblower Marcus Allen At Weaponization Hearing

Posted • September 25, 2024: Hearings held by the House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government typically prove to be a potent mix of fascinating, frustrating, maddening, and hilarious. The latest installment in the series of hearings hosted by the subcommittee on Wednesday continued in that vein. The hearing was billed as follows: The hearing will examine how the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has used its security clearance adjudication process to purge its ranks of conservatives and whistleblowers, and unlawfully punish those with views contrary to FBI leadership. The witnesses included DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz, Empower Oversight President Tristan Leavitt, FBI Whistleblower Marcus Allen, and former Assistant US Attorney Glenn Kirschner.

Marcus Allen, some may recall, is the former FBI Staff Operations Specialist who suffered retaliation by the agency after daring to question some of the agency's actions. He testified before the subcommittee in May of 2023 and recently (in June of 2024) received some vindication regarding his claims, reaching a settlement with the agency, though it appears his awarded back pay has yet to be disbursed to him. Allen has been put through the wringer, to put it mildly. In fact, as recently cited by the Empower Oversight letter directed to Jim Jordan (R-OH), chair of the subcommittee: According to our SecD SSA client, DAD Veltri made comments suggesting Mr. Allen was delusional for referring to his religious belief instead of secular, moral or ethical reasons for disclosing wrongdoing. The implication to others in SecD was that DAD Veltri believed Mr. Allen’s Christian beliefs as a devout Catholic were a reason to revoke his access to classified information.

On Wednesday, Allen addressed not just the subcommittee but the attack on his faith, demonstrating his determination to lean into it, rather than let others' mockery of it deter him. POWERFUL: FBI whistleblower fights back tears as he testifies to how his faith in God has strengthened him and his family after the FBI tried to destroy his livelihood: "I've never once regretted standing up for truth… My family and I persevered due to our strengthened faith, God's grace, and the sacraments. If you do not worship God, then you will worship something else… You can insult me, but you should not mock God! It is an insult to the infinite dignity of God, who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit!" (…)

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