Democracy Dies in Darkness

GOP’s ‘weaponization’ committee viewed as more suspect than its targets

Analysis by
Staff writer
February 6, 2023 at 6:17 p.m. EST
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) walks off the House floor for a TV interview last month. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
5 min

The GOP-controlled House’s new select subcommittee on the weaponization of the federal government is, as you might expect, predicated on the idea that the federal government has been weaponized — specifically against conservatives.

But when it comes to the premise embedded in its name, the committee has a lot of convincing to do.