House Judiciary Probes 13 Banks Alleged to Have Helped Feds Spy on Americans After Jan. 6

The committee also sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen asking her to provide all Bank Secrecy Act filings, including Suspicious Activity Reports.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R) and House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (L) hold a news conference in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill, on Dec. 5, 2023. Win McNamee/Getty Images

The House Judiciary Committee has requested records from 13 financial institutions alleged to have helped the federal government in conducting financial surveillance on U.S. citizens after the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach.

Committee chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) sent letters to the institutions on April 25, demanding documents and communications, including the disclosure of private financial records to federal authorities without legal process.