Its top target, according to Axios, concerns the “politicization of the FBI.”As part of its remit, the “Weaponization” committee could demand major tech platforms like Meta and Twitter fork over copies of emails, memos, and other communications it had with the White House as part of an effort to reveal perceived collusion.Numerous Democratic lawmakers, including Arizona representative Raul Grijalva, said it was highly unlikely the new committee would receive support outside of the Republican party.It has no value.”California representative Ro Khanna, meanwhile, pushed back against Republicans who are currently attempting to brand the new “weaponization” committee as a type of spiritual successor to the 1975 Church Committee.“The question is, if we are going to focus on making sure the government isn’t engaged in surveillance, we should be engaged in passing the Internet Bill of Rights and engaged in passing legislation that will prevent that surveillance.”White House spokesman on investigations Ian Sams, likewise derided the committee as focused on, “pointless political stunts.”Though a panel developed with a stated mission of sussing out perceived tech bias might seem like bad news for tech companies, NetChoice, a major trade organization whose association members include Google, Meta, and TikTok, appeared to welcome the investigations.“After two years of single-party rule, Congress, with the help of this House committee, will uncover how much our government worked to suppress free speech online,” NetChoice Vice President and General Counsel Carl Szabo told Gizmodo."