Sen. Hawley Warns DOJ and FBI Not to Destroy Documents

The Missouri Republican said the Senate plans to investigate the two agencies thoroughly.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) speaks during the Faith and Freedom Road to Majority conference in Washington on June 23, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee issued a warning on Dec. 4 to the heads of the FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ), telling them not to dispose of records or documents that could indicate mismanagement or wrongdoing.

“I’m putting DOJ & FBI on notice,“ Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) wrote on X. ”Don’t shred a single document. Don’t delete a single file. Accountability is coming,” Hawley wrote on X.