Jordan steps up probe of 'financial surveillance' of Americans, requests more docs from big banks

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, sent letters on Thursday to the Chief Executive Truist, U.S. Bank, Wells Fargo, Western Union, Officers of Standard Chartered Bank USA, Charles Schwab, Bank of America, Citibank, HSBC Bank, JPMorgan Chase, MUFG Bank, PayPal, and Santander Bank "requesting documents and communications" related to a House "investigation of financial surveillance of American citizens."

The Jordan-led investigation includes the "disclosure of private financial records to federal authorities without legal process."

Jordan also had previously sent letters to Bank of America, Chase, U.S. Bank, Wells Fargo, Citibank, and Truist related to the "probe into how the FBI worked together with banks to spy on Americans following the events of January 6, 2021, without a warrant."

The Judiciary Committee majority staff said the Judiciary Committee and the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government have received documents which provide evidence that the "Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) circulated specific materials to these banks, and the committee believes that these banking institutions possess information necessary for the investigation."