Republicans demand names of unidentified FBI employees in IG report
by Melissa Quinn | June 18, 2018
Republican lawmakers are asking the Justice Department’s internal watchdog to hand over the names of unidentified FBI agents and employees mentioned in its report on how the FBI investigated Hillary Clinton's private email server.
Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., and seven other Republicans wrote a letter asking Inspector General Michael Horowitz whether the FBI employees in question should be unmasked “in the interest of justice and transparency.”
“As representatives of the American people, Congress deserves to know exactly who contributed to the abuse of power at the Department of Justice and FBI,” the lawmakers wrote. “These individuals need to be held accountable and only transparency will ensure that action.”
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It also detailed other text messages and instant messages exchanged by unnamed FBI officials that “included statements of hostility toward” Trump.
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Biggs and his fellow Republican lawmakers said “there are many serious findings regarding actions of FBI agents who were not directly identified in your report.”
In addition to Biggs, GOP Reps. Dave Brat of Virginia, Scott DesJarlais of Tennessee, Matt Gaetz of Florida, Paul Gosar of Arizona, Jody Hice of Georgia, Jim Jordan of Ohio, and Ralph Norman of South Carolina signed the letter to Horowitz.
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