House hearing puts FBI abuse accusations at center stage

WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — The House select subcommittee investigating the "weaponization of the federal government" is set to hold a hearing to discuss the results of the report from Special Counsel John Durham and alleged FBI wrongdoing.

The panel, chaired by U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, will hear from witnesses whom they describe as FBI whistleblowers to examine alleged abuses seen at the agency, as well as how the FBI may have retaliated against them.

Thursday's testimony will include details from FBI Special Agent Garret O’Boyle and Steve Friend, a former FBI special agent — one served in Kansas, the other in Florida. Both sat for interviews with the weaponization subcommittee earlier this year.

One of the agents has said that the FBI departed from standard procedure...