Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) recently sent letters to the Biden administration questioning why the Treasury Department’s top financial terrorism unit allegedly coordinated with banks and credit card companies to conduct warrantless key term searches of people’s transactions.
Anyone who searched for terms such as “MAGA” or “Trump,” shopped at stores such as Cabela’s or Dick’s Sporting Goods, or purchased religious goods such as Bibles was possibly flagged by their banks and credit card companies. Personal information was allegedly turned over to the federal government. These searches reportedly took place without a court order and in violation of everyone’s civil liberty. Simply put, it appears that banks and credit card companies, at the request of the Treasury Department, spied on the public.
