US EditionHouse Judiciary accuses Biden FBI of retaliating against whistleblower
- The House Judiciary Committee claims the Biden administration's FBI retaliated against whistleblower Valentine Fertitta using a security-clearance process.
- The committee alleges that the FBI improperly prolonged Fertitta's security clearance evaluation after he reported misuse of law-enforcement authorities.
- The FBI reportedly interrogated Fertitta's wife, Emily Fertitta, without allowing her attorney present, which is against bureau policy.
- The Judiciary Committee has requested all documents related to the investigation of the Fertitta family to be submitted by November 10, 2025.
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House Judiciary Committee accuses Biden-era FBI of retaliating against whistleblower for exposing misconduct
According to a letter sent to FBI Director Kash Patel, the agency alleges that legal protections for whistleblowers were circumvented by unusually prolonging Special Agent Valentine Fertitta's security evaluation and attempting to question his wife without adequate safeguards.
House Judiciary accuses Biden FBI of retaliating against whistleblower
The special agent blew the whistle on the bureau's alleged misuse of "law-enforcement authorities," which prompted the bureau to prolong his security clearance evaluation process, and the FBI asked Emily Fertitta to participate in a two-day interview.
Emily Fertitta: Fighting FBI Retaliation from the Inside
In this episode of Whistleblower of the Week, host Jane Turner speaks with former FBI Special Agent Emily Fertitta, who breaks her silence on the FBI retaliation she and her husband, Valentine “Val” Fertitta—a decorated Marine Corps officer and FBI agent—have endured for exposing misconduct inside the Bureau. From denied promotions and mental health evaluations to “national security” investigations and coerced interrogations, Emily shares their …
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