Republicans in Congress are investigating into at least 13 financial companies for allegedly working with the government to spy on Americans in the wake of the January 6 demonstrations in an effort to find signs of "extremism."
Under the direction of prominent Republican Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government is looking into allegations of "collusion" between federal authorities and American banks after the Capitol incident.
According to startling committee findings, the Biden administration collaborated with banks to check for "extremism" signs such as the purchase of a Bible or searches including the phrases "MAGA" and "TRUMP."
Targets of the investigation into the relationship between the FBI and the U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) included Bank of America, Chase, U.S. Bank, Wells Fargo, Citi Bank, and Truist.
As of right now, DailyMail.com can first disclose that seven more financial institutions are also being looked at for their possible involvement in an FBI and FinCEN scheme to surveil Americans' private financial activities without a warrant.
Letters acquired exclusively by DailyMail.com reveal that the committee has requested papers and conversations from Charles Schwab, HSBC, MUFG, PayPal, Santander, Standard Chartered, and Western Union.
'The Committee and Select Subcommittee remain concerned about how and to what extent federal law enforcement and financial institutions continue to spy on Americans by using backdoor information sharing as a weapon and painting protected political or religious expression, protected class of transactions, and purchase behavior as potentially'suspicious' or 'extremist,' the letters to the institutions stated.
Jordan wrote to each of the seven more businesses, "Documents obtained by the Committee and Select Subcommittee show that the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) circulated concerning materials."
When contacted for comment, Charles Schwab, MUFG, PayPal, Santander, Standard Chartered, and Western Union did not answer right away.
Under the direction of prominent Republican Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government is looking into allegations of "collusion" between federal authorities and American banks after the Capitol incident.
According to startling committee findings, the Biden administration collaborated with banks to check for "extremism" signs such as the purchase of a Bible or searches including the phrases "MAGA" and "TRUMP."
Targets of the investigation into the relationship between the FBI and the U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) included Bank of America, Chase, U.S. Bank, Wells Fargo, Citi Bank, and Truist.
As of right now, DailyMail.com can first disclose that seven more financial institutions are also being looked at for their possible involvement in an FBI and FinCEN scheme to surveil Americans' private financial activities without a warrant.
Letters acquired exclusively by DailyMail.com reveal that the committee has requested papers and conversations from Charles Schwab, HSBC, MUFG, PayPal, Santander, Standard Chartered, and Western Union.
'The Committee and Select Subcommittee remain concerned about how and to what extent federal law enforcement and financial institutions continue to spy on Americans by using backdoor information sharing as a weapon and painting protected political or religious expression, protected class of transactions, and purchase behavior as potentially'suspicious' or 'extremist,' the letters to the institutions stated.
Jordan wrote to each of the seven more businesses, "Documents obtained by the Committee and Select Subcommittee show that the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) circulated concerning materials."
When contacted for comment, Charles Schwab, MUFG, PayPal, Santander, Standard Chartered, and Western Union did not answer right away.
