On Wednesday’s Mark Levin Show, Ben Fegruson fills in for Mark. What was initially portrayed as banks independently debanking customers was actually the result of intense pressure from federal regulators during the Obama and Biden administrations, which targeted groups and industries disfavored by the government, including MAGA supporters, pro-life organizations and firearms businesses. Banks feared regulatory retaliation, fines, and other consequences if they did not comply, leading them to deny services, credit, or accounts based on customers’ political, social, or religious views. Government officials effectively used financial institutions to punish ideological opponents and influence private-sector decisions. Americans of all political and religious beliefs should oppose such actions because the government should not have the power to determine who can access banking services based on their values, beliefs, or affiliations, and he calls for legislation to prevent similar practices in the future. Also, whistleblower findings publicized by Sen Chuck Grassley alleges that Jack Smith and the Biden Department of Justice collected personal data on more than 639,000 Republican voters, donors, and supporters during the Arctic Frost investigation. Many of these individuals had done nothing more than donate small amounts to Republican causes, purchase Trump campaign merchandise, or participate in the political process, yet their names, addresses, occupations, donation histories, and other personal information were collected. Investigators gathered information from people with no apparent connection to alleged wrongdoing. How was this information used, and why was so much personal data on ordinary Americans obtained in the first place? The scope of the data collection was politically motivated, personally invasive, and far larger than previously known. It was a government-maintained database of Republican supporters which you see in authoritarian governments.
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