Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) revealed Wednesday he received information from an FBI whistleblower accusing the bureau of labeling a veteran-led group and others as domestic terrorist organizations after they were found not to be a threat.
In a letter (pdf) to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Jordan wrote that a whistleblower said the FBI labeled American Contingency as a “domestic violent extremis[t]” organization despite the bureau clearing it in 2020.
The “domestic violent extremism” designation against American Contingency “is striking in light of new whistleblower disclosures that show that the FBI had concluded as recently as 2020 that the group was not a threat,” Jordan wrote.
“According to whistleblower information, in July 2020, an FBI employee in northern Virginia flagged American Contingency as a ‘domestic terrorist group’” although FBI notes revealed that the bureau ultimately concluded the group and founder, Mike Glover, “desires to assist Americans in preparing themselves for catastrophic events and not to overthrow the United States Government,” said Jordan’s letter.
“A background investigation and review of Glover’s social media failed to support the allegation that Glover is a threat to the United States or its citizens,” the letter continued.
On its website, American Contingency says it is an organization that is meant to provide assistance during natural disasters and similar situations. It also says Glover is a former U.S. Army Green Beret.
“Mike Glover is a veteran doing good work out there, but some woke analyst at the FBI says, ‘We’re going to investigate this guy,’” Jordan told Fox News on Wednesday, adding that if “you display the flag, you own a gun, and you voted for Trump, you’re somehow in that category that Joe Biden says are extremist or fascist.”
The GOP congressman also quoted the whistleblower in his letter to Wray in which the unnamed individual accuses an FBI employee of embracing leftist politics.
“It doesn’t take a First Amendment scholar to realize what is protected speech and what isn’t … it seems clear that this is an instance where an FBI employee reported something because it didn’t align with their own woke ideology,” the whistleblower was quoted by Jordan as saying. “I think this is a primary example of how woke and corrupt the FBI has become.”
Other whistleblowers have allegedly come forward to Jordan and other Republican senators, accusing the FBI’s leadership of bias against former President Donald Trump and his supporters. Meanwhile, other whistleblowers have sounded the alarm about a memo related to alleged violence and intimidation at school board meetings while others have expressed alarm over the agency’s handling of the Jan. 6, 2021, investigation.
The Epoch Times has contacted the FBI for comment.