Rep. Jordan to Query ATF Director on Raid That Killed Airport Manager

Lawyer for Bryan Malinowski’s family says his client thought he was defending his wife and home from armed intruders when he fired on ATF agents on March 19.

An armed ATF agent reaches toward the doorbell camera at the home of Bryan Malinowski, moments before disabling the video and breaching the door with a tactical team, in a predawn raid on March 19, 2024. Courtesy of the Malinowski Family

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) presided over a hearing on May 22 regarding why Bryan Malinowski of Little Rock, Arkansas, was killed by Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) agents 57 seconds after they first set foot on his front porch at about 6 a.m. on March 19.

Mr. Jordan chairs the U.S. House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of Government, which heard testimony about alleged abuses by the ATF. The committee also heard testimony from the agency’s defenders, who claim that Republicans are trying to destroy the ATF at the behest of the firearms industry.