In an Aug. 17 letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, the Iowa Republican demanded an accounting for claimed political bias influencing high-level investigations, mainly out of the FBI's Washington, D.C., office.
"Starting on May 31, 2022, I've written three letters to you regarding the political bias that has infected the FBI's Washington Field Office," Grassley, R-Iowa, writes. "Two of those letters provided specific and credible allegations based on numerous whistleblowers that have approached my office with information that one can only conclude is indicative of a deeply rooted political infection that has spread to investigative activity into former President Trump and Hunter Biden."
Grassley argues that the FBI approved investigative activity into the Trump campaign with questionable predictions while further deciding to "shut down investigative activity and sources, which included verified and verifiable information, relating to Hunter Biden."
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Even after numerous public announcements and letters from the senior GOP Senator, Grassley says the FBI has yet to refute these allegations and says the agency's failure to address them is eroding public trust in the FBI.
In a July 18 letter to Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland, Grassley said FBI whistleblowers allege a pattern of political bias from high-ranking officials, including Assistant Special Agent in Charge Timothy Thibault. According to Grassley, the whistleblowers state that DOJ and FBI employees have to follow strict substantial factual predication guidelines to open an investigation and that Thibault refused to follow these guidelines.
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Grassley declared that the investigation into Trump's campaign about 2020 electors was based on news articles that relied on information from American Oversight, a "liberal" government watchdog. Grassley announced the predication document presented to the attorney general and the FBI director for final sign-off for a complete investigation included "selective assertions" and "either removed or watered-down material" connected to politically biased sourcing.
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Grassley announced the whistleblowers had implied that Thibault and Richard Pilger, who serves in the election crimes branch of DOJ's Public Integrity Section, were at the center of the continuous investigation into Trump's campaign. Grassley wrote that he has previously investigated Pilger for misconduct.
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A former DOJ official tells Fox News that Senate Republicans are taking a hard look at "much-needed" structural changes to the FBI, and that Grassley's inquiry signals the first step in that process.
Grassley is pursuing a comprehensive organizational breakdown of the Washington Field Office to see how it is staffed and who is accountable for the units and squads within the office.
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