Grassley Warns AG Retaliation Against FBI Whistleblowers Talking to Congress Is Illegal

Grassley Warns AG Retaliation Against FBI Whistleblowers Talking to Congress Is Illegal
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) speaks before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on Oct. 14, 2020. Susan Walsh/AP Photo
Mark Tapscott
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Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) told Attorney General Merrick Garland in a Sept. 1 letter that retaliation by Department of Justice (DOJ) officials against FBI whistleblowers or any other federal employee talking to Congress is a violation of numerous federal laws.

“As you are aware, the department and FBI have a reputation for retaliating against whistleblowers that provide information to Congress. Accordingly, I’d like to remind the department that, as a basic matter of law, all employees of the U.S. Government have a right to petition Congress or furnish information to Congress,” Grassley wrote in the letter.
Mark Tapscott
Mark Tapscott
Senior Congressional Correspondent
Mark Tapscott is an award-winning senior Congressional correspondent for The Epoch Times. He covers Congress, national politics, and policy. Mr. Tapscott previously worked for Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Montgomery Journal, and Daily Caller News Foundation.
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