13 Republicans ask Jeff Sessions to appoint second special counsel to investigate FBI, DOJ
A group of 13 Republican lawmakers have signed on to a letter asking Attorney General Jeff Sessions to appoint a second special counsel to investigate concerns they have with the Justice Department and FBI.
The lawmakers say this special counsel would look into agency leadership decisions to end the investigation into Hillary Clinton's unauthorized private email server, the circumstances surrounding the genesis of the Trump-Russia investigation, and allegations in a recently released House Intelligence Committee memo regarding government surveillance of former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.
"It's simple: We've learned deeply concerning information on FISA abuses, the dossier, former high-level FBI officials, and more—and it stinks to high heaven. Americans deserve the truth," tweeted Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., the chair of the House Freedom Caucus and one of the signers of the letter.
Many Republicans in recent months have sounded the alarm about potential bias in the DOJ and FBI.
Exacerbating those concerns, the House Intelligence Committee memo asserted that the "Trump dossier," which contains salacious and unverified claims about Trump's ties to Russia, was an "essential" part of the surveillance application to spy on Page. However, the Democratic rebuttal memo, released in redacted form over the weekend, said it "played no role" in the FBI launching its Russia probe, which is now led by special counsel Robert Mueller.
The Democratic memo, however, did leave some other concerns raised by the GOP memo, spearheaded by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., unanswered.
While the lawmakers who signed on to the letter say, on balance, the employees of the agencies do admirable work, a special counsel is needed to weed out the bad ones.
"We acknowledge with immense gratitude that nearly every single man and woman in the DOJ and FBI conduct themselves daily with integrity, independence, patriotism, objectivity, and commitment to the rule of law," the lawmakers wrote. "That is why this Special Counsel is of the utmost importance to ensure that these historic, legendary and necessary agencies move forward more respected and effective than ever before."
Just sent letter asking @jeffsessions to appoint Special Counsel to investigate decisions/activities re FISA abuse, & how/why Clinton probe ended, & Trump-Russia probe began. TY to @Jim_Jordan, @RepRooney @RepTedBudd @RepMattGaetz @RepMarkMeadows @replouiegohmert & other signers!
The letter comes one day after Sessions said that his Justice Department's inspector general will investigate the alleged abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act — a move condemned by President Trump on Wednesday.
"Why is A.G. Jeff Sessions asking the Inspector General to investigate potentially massive FISA abuse," Trump tweeted. "Will take forever, has no prosecutorial power and already late with reports on Comey etc. Isn’t the I.G. an Obama guy? Why not use Justice Department lawyers? DISGRACEFUL!"
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, responded to that tweet, questioning why a FISA investigation is needed at all.
"More important question: Why is the AG asking for a FISA investigation at all? DOJ and FBI already said the Nunes memo was inaccurate, misleading and extraordinarily reckless. With no evidence of abuse, the only explanation is political pressure," Schiff tweeted.
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