Rep. Jason T. Smith, U.S. Representative for Missouri's 8th District | Congressman Jason Smith Official U.S. House headshot
Rep. Jason T. Smith, U.S. Representative for Missouri's 8th District | Congressman Jason Smith Official U.S. House headshot
Rep. Jason Smith, a member of the U.S. Congress representing Missouri's 8th district, shared his concerns on Twitter regarding several incidents involving data breaches and political bias in government actions. Smith has been serving in Congress since 2013 after replacing Jo Ann Emerson and has a background in law with degrees from the University of Missouri and Oklahoma City University.
On February 6, 2025, Rep. Smith criticized the Biden administration for what he described as inadequate scrutiny by Democrat tax writers following two accidental leaks of sensitive taxpayer data by the IRS. He expressed his concerns via Twitter, stating: "When the Biden IRS leaked sensitive taxpayer data not once but twice by accident, they faced little scrutiny from Democrat tax writers."
In another tweet on the same day, Smith highlighted security issues involving Chinese hackers accessing computers belonging to Biden appointees associated with a former Treasury Secretary. He drew parallels to a previous incident during the Obama-Biden administration where federal employee data was compromised in an OPM hack. The tweet can be found here: "Chinese hackers were able to hack the computers of Biden appointees close to the former Treasury Secretary, which was reminiscent of the OPM hack that resulted in the compromised data of federal employees during the Obama-Biden years."
Additionally, Rep. Smith addressed past actions by the Obama-Biden IRS concerning Tea Party groups' non-profit status applications before the 2012 election. He referenced findings from an Inspector General report that contradicted claims made by Democrats on Ways and Means about a lack of political bias, resulting in a top IRS official's resignation. This statement is available here: "When the Obama-Biden IRS delayed or denied non-profit status to Tea Party groups in the lead up to the 2012 election, Democrats on Ways and Means claimed there was no evidence of political bias. The Inspector General found differently, a top IRS official resigned in disgrace..."
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