U.S. House Rep Jim Jordan (R-OH) today sparred with NBC’s Chuck Todd on “Meet the Press” over the FBI targeting concerned parents who attend school board meetings.
The discussion also was about the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, which is discussing subpoenas.
Todd tried to justify the situation by telling Jordan that School Board members were getting death threats and that “these weren’t idle things.”
“Should they not look into a death threat when an elected official gets a death threat?” Todd asked Jordan.
Jordan explained the timeline of how things went with the FBI in response to Todd as he told him, “School board writes a letter on September 29th.”
“Five days later the Attorney General of the United States issues a memorandum to 101 U.S. Attorney offices around the country saying set up this line that they can report on,” Jordan continued.
Jordan then said that “16 days later, Chuck, the FBI sends out an email to agents all across the country saying put this designation on parents reported on the snitch line that the Attorney Generals set up.”
“That all happens in 22 days, 25 parents get reported on that snitch line, they all get investigated, the FBI shows up at their door, guess how many have been charged, zero,” Jordan summed it up.
Todd then tried to give some examples of statements that were made by some of the parents, which Jordan brushed off before pushing back by insisting that it would have a “chilling impact on the first amendment and free speech.”
“This committee is about protecting the constitution and the first amendment,” Jordan concluded.
NBC's Chuck Todd is defending the FBI targeting concerned parents who attend school board meetings. pic.twitter.com/55jiJSRFca
— Kevin Tober (@KevinTober94) January 29, 2023
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