Without objection the chairs authorized to declare recess at any time we welcome everyone to todays hearing on the weaponization of the federal government the chert not recognize the gentleman from kentucky mr. Matthew to lead us on the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america. And to the republic for which it stands one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Appreciate the enthusiasm. [laughter] will start with Opening Statements and then move into our witnesses the chert recognizes himself an Opening Statement. Big government was colluding with big tech to censor americans as the first thing we learn but now it is Big Government including a big banks and big business to spy on everything american spot, every place they go, everything they do. Big government once Financial Data at its full of Sensitive Information about you. Our investigation started fbi whistleblower came forward and talk to the committee he was supervisor Intelligence Analyst at the fbi ive told the committee fbi got information from bank of america specifically it received a list of any customer who made purchases in the washington d. C. Area generally fifth through seven, 2021. The whistleblower supervisor in charge of the Boston Field Office corroborated his testimony when he spoke to the committee. And so did steve jensen the fbi domestic terrorism operation section chief. But it was not just purchased pe data around a specific date the fbi got from bank of america. That was actually overlaid with any firearm purchase at any time. How does the fbi get this information . They ask for it. You can see on the display on the screen here the email that was sent to the fbi told bank of america to recapture morning call we are prepared to ask the threshold customers confirm transacting business in washington d. C. Between these specific days. If you are in washington d. C. , visiting your kid, may be maybevisiting her aunt or just a friend the epic that wanted to know about every Single Person she made. And, and if you are a gun owner looked out you are going to top of the list. For simply exercising your Second Amendment right you on the fbi target list. Never forget the federal government got this information without any process. Note warrant and frankly no notification. The bank did not tell the customer we are handling this information over to the fbi the most powerful Law Enforcement agency in the world. These fbi agents, they all said this was wrong. In fact sent to the information back to fbi headquarters in d. C. That is how our investigation began. But since then we continue to investigate but since that wevl and the financial surveillance wrote broader there is a specific objective. Federal government is building profiles on the American People. The profiles up based on conduct but beliefs if you have the wrong political beliefs you are potentially a domestic violent extremists. How are they doing this . Are the mechanics . As an entity discovered called the orwellian in sound and title its an entity where the fbi, the department fluent Security Work 6650 Largest Companies in the world. These companies have to do over billion dollars of revenue in a year. They represent two thirds of the Gross Domestic Product of the United States economy. They worked through a controlled access world. But that on the screen right what are they sharing in the secret portal . We are not exactlyur because it is secret. But we do know they share information show reports of weather ror we got called a liaisonmation report said this, any american opposes mckinneymerican who opposes firearmeglation easing ofestrictions and covid mandates as someone they should be watching because again they might be an extremist for stop and think about that for a Second Period in other words if you are against gun registration you oppose lockdowns and Vaccine Mandates, you are a domestic violent extremist according to the fbi. The government should get your data. Get your Financial Data. It actually gets worse. The federal government and banks also use with occult merchant category codes to flag americans at shop at places like Bass Pro Shop and cabelas. They flagged americans about religious we can show you that too. Because Everybody Knows if you want a secure border you oppose covered lockdowns then you probably shop at Bass Pro Shop and read your bible and all of that makes you an extremist. Literally that is the logic to see display from the information we have been altogether thus far during our investigation. Now remember these are also the same folks to a couple of years ago told us of your parent showing up at a School Board Meeting or a terrorist. If youre prolife catholic you are an extremist and now if you opposed lockdown, Vaccine Mandates when a secure border dont want gun registration you are in the category as well. This is scary where things are headed. We have seen a censorship now i see whats happening with big banks and Big Government relative to your Financial Data. All of this being done with no process. Note warrants, no notification to the customer the banks are supposed to serve. Big government is not supposed use big tech to censor americans Big Government should not be were with big banks to target americans for behavior that is legal and constitutional. That is the concern. That is why were having this hearing. With that ideal to the rank mayor for an Opening Statement before get her witnesses. Think it mr. Chairman and good morning to everyone here. I am glad the chairman open with who instigated this hearing which is george hill. And what the purpose of this hearing is. At the end of the day the purpose of this hearing is to minimize what happened on generally six and the lawful prosecution of individuals who were engaged in that practice. The chairman wants us to believe people are being persecuted for their political conduct. Rather than their criminal behavior. So basically he is trying to tell us everyone who has been indicted and prosecuted for january 6 did not engage in criminal conduct. That is the logic of what he is saying how we have come so low in this house is frightening to me. What people will do to try to minimize the work of those individuals who came to this capitol on january 6. This entire republican Conspiracy Theory was launched based on the testimony of socalled whistleblower. Of george hill appeared for a transcribed last year. Climb the fbi was using bank of america to survey americans. All americans . Not all americans. But everyonewho owns a firearm . The chairman said, not everyone who owns a firearm. Picking and choosing of a language within an entire report is just inappropriate. Information given to the American People, give them all of it so that they can see the true picture. Until half the story you are not telling the truth. The fbi asked the bank of america for information but individuals who fit three categories. People who came and theres evidence they were here on january 6. That they purchased a firearm in the last six months and, that is key, not to work, and they plan to come back for the inauguration and they know they were coming back for the inauguration based on air b b purchases, hotels, rsvps in the dmv area and individuals who had come on generally six and know that through those purchases as well. These were not all of the people they were looking up oppose the purpose of this . It was to make sure it generates six the event did not happen on inauguration because people were talking about it. He had dmv do it we know it dmvs are . Its domestic terrorists. Individuals engaged in domestic violence. That happens. When it is people who fit your political agenda they are not criminals anymore they are patriots . They are victims . They are not, they are criminals. And a jury of their peers and found them. So many of them have been prosecuted in our court of law. Not about brownshirts, not by nancy pelosi, not by the by the justice department, by a jury of their peers. It is surprising we do not have george hill here today because in the same way their start witness on their impeachment alexander smirnov, remember him was her key witness in the hunter biden impeachment probe until we found out that everything you said was made up and hes got his information from russia. We do not know what is going to happen with george hill but we can pretty much guess based on the track record. But i want to thank our witnesses for being here. We dont always agree on things witnesses say but we thank them for their willingness to come and give their thoughts and be questioned by members of congress and of this hearing but want to particularly thank you for being here with us today. I want to thank him publicly for his bravery and his willingness in sharing his dramatic harrowing experience so publicly so that we can understand until there can be truths juxtaposed. I am sorry for you in all the men and women who fought on the front lines who stepped away from this room we are in today to protect all of us in this building. The staff, architects of the capitol, and members of congress to the young people who were here, my experience here today is nothing compared to what those officers went through. And while those of us on the dais were being protected and insecure locations, some of us fearing for our lives. Many of us on both sides of the aisle fearing for their life on that day. They have quickly forgotten about after visits to maralago. I want to thank you because you saw it all because you are out there. You did not hide, you read them towards a danger you went out to meet the mob. You and your brothers and sisters in blue went out and did that. And i wanted to share just a reminder of what really occurred on that day. Run. Run. [background noises] [inaudible] [inaudible] stay in their body. If you hear me i am here. That is a battle scene. That is what that is. That is a battle scene. That is not political discord. That is criminal behavior. That is what that is. And while Capitol Police officers were slipping in blood on the ground as they fought their fellow officers fights, and that insurrection, those of us who were in the capitol, those members of congress and staff were seeking shelter. And unfortunately, you have met the times we are in. You have given up your safety to secure truth. Fortunately, many of my colleagues on the other side know the truth but they are still seeking shelter from donald trump hordes they are still seeking shelter from the truth that they want to protect not just themselves but their political careers. Their jobs. They are hiding behind allies for that. We know what happened not just by the videos and footage, but the nearly 1000 convictions obtained against those rioters across an array of jurisdictions. Conviction from career prosecutors, not political hacks with juries of the defendants peers. Every day americans who saw the evidence. Evidence that has been obtained by prosecutors and investigators have worked to hold the violent individuals accountable for their horrendous abuse. And so theres a lot else i could talk about but i guess we will get to it. Accidentally yields back all Opening Statements will be in the statement of doctor jordan petersons psychologist author Professor Emeritus of the university of toronto priestly taught at Harvard University and mcgill universitys published more than 100 scientific papers hosted a public alert podcast through canada straight in europe offers online programs help consumers better understand their personnel as an themselves doctor peterson and target diversity is on the importance of free speech and traditional values is one of the dangers of the banking political opponents as he has in canada. Mr. Brent knight director of innovation governance of the Senior Research fellow at the center. He has Research Published widely in Financial Regulation include the creation of pro innovation regulatory environments the credit markets and Consumer Protection sharing of data between Financial Institutions the regulators and other federal entities. Mr. Jeremy serves as senior counsel in the Senior Vice President of corporate engagement at the Alliance Defending freedom. In these roles he works events free speech for religious freedom and Human Dignity in companies he also works to prevent political religious d banking at major Financial Institutions. The allies for defending freedom is one of the entities targeted by the government and some of this correspondence. We appreciate being here as well. Mr. Norbert michael Vice President director of the center for monitoring financial alternatives of the cato institute. He has researched and published on issues pertaining to Financial Markets and Monetary Policy including the Bank Secrecy Act and important piece of legislation that it saves particulars advocate for reform to individual rights against government overreach and protect personal privacy. Mr. Michaels a lawenforcement analyst Security Consultant firearms instructor he proves us or for 20 years as a Police Officer with the d. C. Metropolitan Police Department we welcome our witnesses and thank them for appearing today. We will begin by swearing you in will you please rise and raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that the testimony about to give his true and correct to the best of your knowledge and information and belief so help you god . They let the record show that witnesses have answered in the affirmative. Thank you, you may be seated please tell your written testimony will be entered into the record in its entirety accordingly we ask you summarize your testimony and a five minutes we will be a little leaning on the time you go a little over thats fine. If you go too far over we may have to move onto the next but many of you have done this before so you know how this works. Theres a microphone rescue turn that on when youre testifying will start with doctor peterson. Mr. Peterson you recognize for five minutes. Thank you again for being here. Yes, well i like to start by expressing my appreciation for the privilege awarded to me too testify here today. It really is an honor to be asked to do so. I am not here to talk about generally six or about any particular threat, insurrection or protest political or real or imagined am here to talk about the rd extent and expanding collusion of governments and corporations in restricting the individual freedom and autonomy upon which the productive genesis stable psyche economy and state are necessarily founded it i will begin my comments therefore in the most general terms to shed light on the mounting problem. They are now 700 million cctvs in china under the rule of the communist party. The system to which those electronic eyes are attached is the most complete state apparatus of surveillance yet imagined. With the ability not only to recognize faces at a distance but gate itself when facial features are hidden or obscured. Such capability can and will soon be augmented to the movement of eyes themselves monitored by height resolution and intelligent cameras will soon be sufficient to identify any aware and active party. The demented, naive and prideful engineers who so enthusiastically help build the system call it after the Rogue Technology took a dreadfully wrong turn in the famous sciencefiction movie terminator series featuring artificial intelligent robot intelligence bent on protecting themselves by destroying humanity. The name also references a wellknown chinese phrase describing the reach of the divine itself. The net of heaven is vast yet it misses nothing which aptly describes capabilities of the new state apparatus. The system is integrated with the socalled Credit System. Which in voluntary participants but the score indicated their compliance with the dictates of the chinese comments party. Now in full control over access to everything they possess certainly all modern means of travel increasingly the electronic gates come up even by walking if you are chinese or a visitor your access to the world can be reduced to zero if it falls beyond an arbitrary minimum. This allows you purposefully to be shut out of all activities that can be virtualized and in a rapidly virtualizing world this gains all activities driving, shopping, working, eating, finding shelter. Even fraternizing with family and friends as merely being in the presence of someone for the low social credit score injure own score can be lowered this is opened up the opportunity for the government to extract slave like labor from its citizens so burden. By which arrington chinese men and women put increase their score remain part of human society. This is precisely the Payment System most