Whistleblowers Expose FBI For Violating Constitutional Rights, Says Bureau Investigates Citizens 'Without Any Legal Process' When Obtaining Bank Records

The 4th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America proclaims that "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." This solemn right against unlawful search and seizure has been apparently violated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation against American citizens. 

An interim staff report from the House Judiciary Committee and Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government revealed they received information from FBI whistleblowers that the bureau obtained financial records of Americans from the Bank of America "without any legal process" in the aftermath of the January 6th riot, according to Just the News. 

The report reads, "[j]ust like FBI whistleblowers [Garret] O’Boyle and [Stephen] Friend, retired FBI Supervisory Intelligence Analyst George Hill provided the Committee with detailed allegations of FBI civil liberties abuses...Specifically, he [Mr. Hill] testified that following the events at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, Bank of America (BoA) gave the FBI’s Washington Field Office a list of individuals who had made transactions in the D.C., Maryland, Virginia area with a BoA credit or debit card between January 5 and January 7, 2021. He also testified that individuals who had previously purchased a firearm with a BoA product were elevated to the top of the list provided by BoA." 

 
The report also noted that the Bank of America provided this confidential information to the FBI "voluntarily and without any legal process." It also observed that Mr. Hill's testimony was backed up by other FBI whistleblower testimony like that of Joseph Bonavolonta who told Congress that he was aware of Bank of America giving FBI data. Although, he commented that he had no knowledge of anyone "being prioritized over a firearm purchase, but in one of the criteria that was in there in terms of Bank of America’s data, it was related to purchases that had been made at either gun shops or, you know, stores that would sell firearms, but I can’t speak to in terms of if any individual on that list was actually prioritized, or at least that wasn’t conveyed to me."

Once again it would appear that the FBI has gone beyond their assigned duties and have infringed upon the constitutional rights of American citizens. These actions must be stopped and the whistleblowers uncovering these violations should be praised for their actions.