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The Sean Hannity Show

FBI Under the Microscope

The Sean Hannity Show

Sean Hannity

Politics, Daily News, News Commentary, News

4.09.9K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

In Hour 2 of The Sean Hannity Show, Sean Hannity is joined by investigative journalist John Solomon of Just the News to break down explosive findings from a Government Accountability Office report revealing the FBI opened more than 1,200 “assessments” into politicians, journalists, clergy, and private citizens—without probable cause. Hannity presses the implications of these investigations, questioning whether former FBI Director Christopher Wray misled Congress about surveillance activities tied to school board parents and religious groups.

Solomon details how “assessments” allow federal agents to monitor individuals without meeting the threshold for a formal investigation—raising concerns about civil liberties and First Amendment protections. The conversation also turns to a reported grand jury probe in Florida examining potential conspiracy charges tied to past intelligence operations, including scrutiny involving former CIA Director John Brennan.

Hannity connects the dots between Crossfire Hurricane, newer alleged intelligence efforts, and what he calls a growing pattern of government overreach aimed at dissenters and investigative reporters. The hour also explores emerging AI technology disrupting industries, border security concerns, and the broader debate over federal accountability.

This episode delivers a deep dive into government transparency, constitutional rights, and the potential legal reckoning that could reshape Washington.

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast.

0:02.6

Guaranteed Human.

0:04.3

Our two, Sean Hannity Show.

0:06.1

Here's our toll-free number.

0:07.2

It's 800.

0:07.7

941, Sean, if you want to be a part of the program,

0:12.7

while I guess the rest of the world has kind of been taught flat-footed, John Solomon.

0:19.0

I think the greatest investigative reporter we have in our time

0:23.3

at just the news.com. It's a founder, its editor-in-chief, chief investigative reporter has been

0:28.9

busy at work, and he has a story out how the FBI went after reporters and journalists and clergy with zero evidence,

0:40.1

zero probable cause using a loophole. And the FBI opened over a thousand. Matter of fact,

0:47.4

over 1,200 probes related to politicians, journalists, religious leaders, academics,

0:54.0

others tied to sensitive investigative

0:56.2

matters using a special investigative tool that requires no factual predicate to launch,

1:02.2

according to the government accountability office.

1:05.3

Now, the GAO report, which was obtained by just the news.com published last month not made public and it's titled

1:13.9

uh FBI investigative activities oversight efforts for opening and conducting assessments should

1:20.9

be strengthened and the report now is assisting congressional oversight the executive branch

1:26.8

providing details on roughly

1:29.6

127,000 FBI assessments in all opened, you know, all that were open from 2018 to 2024,

1:39.5

the vast majority of which were eventually closed without accusations of wrongdoing or criminal charges.

1:45.8

It's sort of like Big Brother personified in ways that nobody really ever knew.

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