Nick Shirley Goes Nuclear During Fraud Hearing on Capitol Hill

Independent journalist Nick Shirley was on Capitol Hill Wednesday with a blunt message for Washington: Americans have reached their breaking point. Testifying before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, Shirley said he was there “on behalf of all hardworking, law-abiding, taxpaying citizens here inside of the United States,” and he made clear that patience with government waste and fraud has evaporated.

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In his opening statement, Shirley told lawmakers about how he exposed “widespread fraud that’s happening inside our nation,” adding that “we the people have had enough of our hard-earned money going towards fraudsters as if it’s no big deal.” He framed the issue as a betrayal of public trust, asking, “How much do we trust when we