Jim Jordan
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) at a hearing on Capitol Hill November 19, 2019 in Washington, DC.
  • The House "Weaponization of the Federal Government" subcommittee is holding its first hearing.
  • The White House likened it to a "reboot of McCarthyism" designed to help Republicans get on Fox News.
  • The hearing will cover "the politicization of the FBI and DOJ and attacks on American civil liberties."

House Republicans are launching a "reboot of McCarthyism" designed to help them get booked on Fox News, the White House said ahead of the "Weaponization of the Federal Government" subcommittee's first hearing.