House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte Tuesday urged Attorney General Jeff Sessions to investigate allegations that top Obama-era Department of Justice officials tried to shut down the FBI probe into the Clinton Foundation during the 2016 presidential election.
"At a minimum the allegations deserve further scrutiny to determine whether the FBI was hampered in any way by top officials in the Department of Justice, top officials of the FBI itself, or senior officials of the Obama Administration," Mr. Goodlatte wrote in a letter to the Attorney General.
An inspector general report on former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe released last month detailed an August 2016 phone call from a high-ranking Justice Department official.
Last month sources told the Washington Times that Matthew Axelrod held that position at the time of the call.
In his letter, Mr. Goodlatte said there are indications that Mr. Axelrod is the PADAG. Mr. Axelrod directly reported to then-Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates raising questions about whether she was aware of the call.
Neither Mr. Axelrod nor Ms. Yates responded to multiple emails and phone calls seeking comment.
Mr. Goodlatte said he believes the allegations warrant the appointment of a second special counsel to investigate the Justice Department.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/1/bob-goodlatte-demands-probe-sally-yates-matthew-ax/
"At a minimum the allegations deserve further scrutiny to determine whether the FBI was hampered in any way by top officials in the Department of Justice, top officials of the FBI itself, or senior officials of the Obama Administration," Mr. Goodlatte wrote in a letter to the Attorney General.
An inspector general report on former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe released last month detailed an August 2016 phone call from a high-ranking Justice Department official.
Last month sources told the Washington Times that Matthew Axelrod held that position at the time of the call.
In his letter, Mr. Goodlatte said there are indications that Mr. Axelrod is the PADAG. Mr. Axelrod directly reported to then-Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates raising questions about whether she was aware of the call.
Neither Mr. Axelrod nor Ms. Yates responded to multiple emails and phone calls seeking comment.
Mr. Goodlatte said he believes the allegations warrant the appointment of a second special counsel to investigate the Justice Department.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/1/bob-goodlatte-demands-probe-sally-yates-matthew-ax/
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