Biggs, Brat, DesJarlais, Gaetz, Gosar, Hice, Jordan, and Norman Ask for Names of Unidentified FBI Employees in IG Report

June 18, 2018
Press Release

GILBERT, ARIZONA. – This afternoon, Congressman Andy Biggs sent a letter to Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael Horowitz, requesting that the Inspector General provide the names of the unidentified FBI agents and employees in last week's report. Congressman Biggs was joined on the letter by Congressman Dave Brat, Congressman Scott DesJarlais, Congressman Matt Gaetz, Congressman Paul Gosar, Congressman Jody Hice, Congressman Jim Jordan, and Congressman Ralph Norman.

Read the text of the letter below:

June 18, 2018

Michael Horowitz
Inspector General
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 4706
Washington, D.C. 20530-0001

Dear Inspector General Horowitz,

In the report entitled, A Review of Various Actions by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice in Advance of the 2016 Election released last week, there are many serious findings regarding actions of FBI agents who were not directly identified in your report.

For example, one FBI attorney texted "viva le resistance" when asked about his commitment to the incoming Trump administration in November 2016.

Further, the report asserts that FBI employees received questionable gifts from reporters, including tickets to sporting events, drinks and meals, and admittance to nonpublic social events in way that appears to be in exchange for leaking sensitive information to the media.

My colleagues and I are grateful for your work on the investigation; yet in the interest of justice and transparency, we request that you provide the names of the unidentified FBI agents and employees in the report. As representatives of the American people, Congress deserves to know exactly who contributed to the abuse of power at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI. These individuals need to be held accountable and only transparency will ensure that action.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

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