Conspiracy theorists to address US House subcommittee, watchdog warns

Representative Jim Jordan will call on Covid truthers and January 6 skeptics in his inquiry into the politicization of federal law enforcement

Witnesses set to testify to Congress about the weaponisation" of the US government on Thursday have links to far-right groups and a history of supporting conspiracy theories about coronavirus vaccines and the January 6 insurrection, a congressional watchdog has warned.

In February, Republicans in the House of Representatives created a panel on what they say is the politicisation of the FBI and justice department against conservatives. Critics saw it as an attempt to entangle Joe Biden in spurious investigations ahead of next year's election.