Dems accuse GOP’s FBI witness of lying to Congress, refer matter to Garland
by Julia Shapero - 06/08/23 6:43 PM ET
House Democrats on Thursday accused a suspended FBI agent witness, who was put forward by their Republican colleagues as a whistleblower, of lying to Congress last month and referred the matter to Attorney General Merrick Garland.
Garret O’Boyle testified before the House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government alongside two other FBI agents, who Republicans alleged had their security clearances revoked or suspended for espousing conservative views.
During the hearing and a previous interview with the House Judiciary Committee, O’Boyle said the FBI suspended his security clearance for making unauthorized disclosures to the media, allegations he repeatedly denied.
However, Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) and Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands) said in Thursday’s letter that O’Boyle’s testimony was contradicted by that of Jennifer Moore, the head of the FBI’s Human Resources Branch, who signed the letter notifying O’Boyle of the suspension.
The September letter said O’Boyle’s security clearance had been suspended because of “allegations you may have misused FBI information technology systems and records.”
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