The Last Chance Of Freedom : Sen. Grassley To DOJ: ‘Hands Off Whistleblowers'

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Sunday, September 4, 2022

Sen. Grassley To DOJ: ‘Hands Off Whistleblowers'

Grassley has sent a letter to Attorney General Garland in response to an August 30 memo from Garland to Department of Justice (DOJ) personnel

The memo reiterates the department's policy of prohibiting employees from having direct communications with members of Congress.
However, the memo failed to note that the law permits whistleblowers to speak directly to Congress.

The FBI and the DOJ have been under intense scrutiny since their misdirected investigation of candidate Donald Trump

The DOJ Inspector General recommended charges against former FBI Director James Comey for taking classified documents from the office and mishandling them as part of his conspiracy to leak information about and smear Trump.

The Honorable Merrick B. Garland, U.S. Attorney General

On August 30, 2022, you sent a memorandum to all Department of Justice (DOJ) employees instructing them that all direct communications with Congress are prohibited and that all employees must go through the DOJ Office of Legislative Affairs to communicate with Congress.
You rightfully caveated that this restriction does not apply to the rights of whistleblowers to speak with and provide information to Congress.

Whistleblowers’ Reports Reveal Double Standard in Pursuit of Politically Charged Investigations By Senior FBI, DOJ Officials

As a basic matter of law, all employees of the U.S. Government have a right to petition Congress or furnish information to Congress.
Protections for DOJ employees to report wrongdoing directly to Congress don’t end there. For example, 5 USC.C. §2302-2303 also protects DOJ employees from reprisal for making disclosures to Congress directly.

The right of employees to petition Congress or a Member of Congress may not be interfered with or denied.

Both parties recognize the contributions made by whistleblowers who shine a light on waste, fraud, abuse, and gross mismanagement, often at great expense to their own career.

https://sharylattkisson.com/2022/09/read-sen-grassley-to-doj-hands-off-whistleblowers/

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