FBI whistleblower gives emotional testimony about highly inappropriate retaliation against him

A former FBI staff operations specialist choked up Wednesday as he told lawmakers on Capitol Hill about his years of suffering for lawfully expressing dissent — one of many retaliatory actions deemed “highly inappropriate” by the Justice Department’s inspector general.Marcus Allen, whose attorneys reached a settlement with the bureau earlier this year, told the Judiciary Subcommittee on Weaponization of the Federal Government that higher-ups “accused me of promoting conspiratorial views and unreliable information” for questioning how many confidential informants were present at the Jan.6, 2021, Capitol riot.“The FBI questioned my allegiance to the United States, suspended my security clearance, suspended my pay and refused to allow me to obtain outside employment or even accept charity,” Allen testified about the 27 months he was held in “indefinite limbo.”“There are no words strong enough to describe the impact the FBI’s lies about me have had on me and my family,” he went on, becoming emotional.

“The stress has taken a toll on our health and our children have suffered, traumatized by the thought of our door getting kicked in or dad not coming home.”A devout Catholic, Allen said that he was even forced to take early withdrawals from a retirement account to make mortgage payments for his family home.“Despite the stress and uncertainty, I’ve never once regretted standing up for truth,” added the former G-man and Marine Corps veteran, his voice quavering.“Indeed, my family and I persevered due to our strength in faith, God’s grace and the sacraments.”“What we have gained spiritually has far outweighed what was lost materially,” he told committee members, later revealing that the bureau has yet to pay out his settlement money.The accusations against Allen stemmed from a Sept.

29, 2021, email that he forwarded to supervisors and colleagues at the Charlotte Field Office, which included hyperlinks to what was later flagged a...