Raskin accuses Patel, DOJ of millions in improper settlements to former FBI agents
Raskin said the payments included lump sums and back pay for nearly a dozen agents, with one settlement reaching $63,500.
- On Tuesday, Rep. Jamie Raskin accused the Department of Justice of forcing the FBI to 'pay millions of dollars' to nearly a dozen disgraced agents, arguing these payments improperly reward political operatives.
- The letter details payments to agents accused of 'criminal activity' and 'major breaches of national security,' including presence at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, and unsanctioned media interviews by Special Agent Steven Friend.
- Vance Day, a Department of Justice official, negotiated payments including a lump sum of $63,500 and more than $61,000 in backpay for Friend, while Raskin criticized Day's past conduct as an Oregon judge.
- Sen. Chuck Grassley defended the payments as whistleblower settlements, while spokesperson Clare Slattery called the letter a 'disgusting and defamatory attempt to smear legitimate whistleblowers,' per Politico.
- According to Raskin's letter, staffers for Grassley 'explicitly instructed DOJ to issue these payments,' prompting him to call the senator and the DOJ Office of the Deputy Attorney General a 'merry band of looters.
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Democrats Accuse DOJ of Rewarding Pro-Trump FBI Agents
Washington, D.C. — Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, is demanding answers from the Justice Department over settlement payments made to suspended FBI agents, arguing the Trump administration may be improperly rewarding political allies with taxpayer money. In a letter sent Tuesday to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Raskin cited several settlements involving FBI agents who had faced disciplinary action ove…
Democratic congressman launches probe of DOJ settlements with Biden-era FBI whistleblowers
The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee launched an investigation into allegations that the Department of Justice paid millions of dollars to pro-Trump FBI agents fired during the Biden administration.
'Merry band of looters' at Trump DOJ accused of paying millions to 'disgraced' FBI agents
The top-ranking Democrat in the House Judiciary Committee published a letter on Tuesday accusing Trump's Department of Justice of forcing the FBI to pay a "merry band of looters" and disgraced agents, including white nationalist allies and a Jan. 6 participant."It has come to our attention that you ...
Raskin Alleges Blanche Paid Off MAGA Sycophants
Politico reports: President Donald Trump has yet to name a nominee for his next attorney general, but congressional Democrats are making clear they intend to make things difficult for Todd Blanche, the former deputy attorney general now leading the Justice Department in an acting capacity. Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, in a new letter is accusing Blanche of leveraging his “office to improperly …
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