A group of former national security leaders wrote Thursday to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan and House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, following a report by Special Counsel John Durham. He called for an oversight hearing on the FBI’s practices on national security matters. and revoke security clearance.
The Daily Caller was the first to obtain a copy of the letter sent by members of the America First Policy Institute. Former national security leaders wrote letters revealing the FBI used “unverified information” in launching an investigation into alleged ties between former President Donald Trump and Russia Durham report is referring to
The letter was sent by retired National Security Advisor Lt. Whitaker, former chief of staff. National Security Council Executive Director Fred Fries and former National Security Advisor to the Vice President Steve Yates. (Related: John Durham to testify before House Judiciary Committee)
Former national security leaders have called on Jordan and Comer to hold “immediate oversight hearings on the policies and standards the FBI employs in issuing, evaluating, and revoking security clearances.”
“Such public hearings are necessary to ensure transparency, accountability, and public trust in law enforcement. It is important to investigate the FBI’s policies and practices in revocation and revocation,” the letter continued.
Read the letter here:
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The group is also proposing to have FBI Director Christopher Wray testify under oath. (Related: Exclusive: Jim Jordan Invites John Durham to Testify After Department of Justice Releases Report)
“We believe Director Wray should be sworn in and testify before each of the committees to fully understand the FBI’s procedures on these matters,” they wrote. “The Director’s testimony provides valuable clarity and shines a light on the FBI’s policies, procedures, and efforts to maintain the integrity of its classified information processing processes, and how individuals bent on politicizing and weaponizing the tools of government can It will definitely help prevent us from doing something like that again.”
After releasing the report in May, Jordan wrote to Durham asking him to testify before the commission. Durham will testify on June 21 and speak privately before the House Intelligence Committee on June 20.
