Jordan’s investigation into how financial institutions worked with the government following January 6 is ramping up.

From POLITICO. House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan is ramping up a probe into how financial institutions shared customer information in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

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Jordan (R-Ohio) on Thursday compelled Bank of America to turn over records related to information sharing with the FBI …

Bank of America “has refused to provide the committee and select subcommittee with the filing it turned over to the FBI,” Jordan wrote in a letter to Bank of America’s CEO.

The subpoena comes after Jordan and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) announced earlier this year they were investigating the financial institution and requested a tranche of records. …

But Bank of America wrote in a June letter to Jordan, a copy of which was obtained by POLITICO, that it was acting under a legal authority established by the Department of Treasury. …

“Further at all times following the events of January 6 the Bank complied with its obligations and acted within the bounds of the legal process and all applicable laws,” counsels for the Bank wrote to Jordan in the letter.

Jordan is giving Bank of America until Dec. 15 to turn over documents or communications since Jan. 1, 2021, that refer to or are related to providing financial records to federal law enforcement about transactions in the D.C. area between Jan. 5, 2021, and Jan. 7, 2021. That includes any communications with federal law enforcement on the same topic. …

Thursday’s subpoena comes after Jordan also subpoenaed CitiBank earlier this year as part of a larger probe into if, or how, banks shared transaction data from customers in the D.C. area around the Jan. 6 attack with federal law enforcement. …

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(Excerpt from POLITICO. Photo Credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)