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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lindsay Whitehurst and Farnoush Amiri

Former FBI employees testify on GOP politicization claims after losing clearances

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Former FBI employees accused the bureau of politicization in congressional testimony Thursday, a day after the agency disclosed that two of the men had seen their security clearances revoked over concerns about how their views of the Capital attack on Jan. 6, 2021, affected their work.

The three men alleged overreach and retaliation by the FBI in testimony to a special House committee investigating what Republicans assert is the “weaponization” of the federal government against conservatives.

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