Ag Garland Issues Memo On Doj S Communications With Congress After Retirements Whistleblower Says

Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a memo to Justice Department staff reiterating the department’s policy of barring contact with members of Congress. Garland said all communication with Congress should be handled by the Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA). According to DOJ policy, “no department employee may communicate with Senators, Representatives, congressional committees, or congressional staff without prior coordination, consultation, and approval by OLA.” FILE: Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies during a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Services to discuss the Department of Justice’s fiscal year 2023 budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, 26 April 2022. (Greg Nash/Pool Photo via AP) “All congressional inquiries and correspondence from members, committees, and staff should be directed to OLA immediately upon receipt,” says Justice Manual 1-8.000. Garland said those policies were designed to protect “law enforcement’s criminal and civil decisions and legal judgments from partisan or other improper influence, real or perceived, direct or alleged.” SECRET SERVICE TONY ORNATO TO RETIRE AFTER 25 YEARS IN JAN. 6 PROBE They are also designed, Garland said, “to ensure that Congress can perform its legislative functions of inquiry and oversight.” Garland insisted that such policies were not “intended to conflict with or limit whistleblower protections.” The memo comes after a tumultuous few months for the DOJ and FBI. Over the weekend, Tim Thibault, an assistant special agent in the District of Columbia, retired amid allegations that he allegedly interfered in the investigation into Hunter Biden’s laptop.
A general view of the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building in Washington, U.S., March 10, 2019. (Reuters/Mary F. Calvert) Thibault’s lawyers have denied those allegations, saying their client welcomes any investigation regardless of his retirement. “He firmly believes that any investigation will conclude that his supervision, leadership and decision-making were not influenced by political bias or partisanship of any kind,” Thibault’s counsel said on his behalf. “He is confident that all of his decisions were consistent with the FBI’s highest standards of ethics and integrity.”
Thibault’s departure came a day after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed on “The Joe Rogan Experience” that the FBI reached out to Facebook warning the platform of “Russian propaganda” in the wake of the Hunter Biden laptop bomb that led in the 2020 presidential election. FBI ‘COVERING UP’ OR IN ‘DAMAGE CONTROL’ AS INVESTIGATIVE AGENT HUNDER BIDEN Reportedly Resigns, Prosecutors Say Prior to Thibault’s retirement, FBI informants had reported to Senate Judiciary Committee member Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, of political bias from high levels within the bureau. In an Aug. 17 letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, the Iowa Republican demanded an accounting of alleged political bias affecting high-level investigations, particularly outside the FBI’s Washington, DC office. Grassley claimed that the FBI authorized investigative activity on the Trump campaign with questionable foresight, while also choosing to “shut down investigative activity and sources, which included verified and verifiable information, about Hunter Biden.” Former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. (Charles Trainor Jr./Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) The Justice Department, meanwhile, has faced criticism for what many saw as opaque reasoning for authorizing the FBI raid on former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate earlier this month. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Weeks later, the Justice Department released an affidavit of a search warrant, arguing it was necessary to protect the integrity of the case. Fox News has reached out to the Justice Department and Senator Grassley’s office for comment.

title: “Ag Garland Issues Memo On Doj S Communications With Congress After Retirements Whistleblower Says Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-17” author: “Benny Courville”

Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a memo to Justice Department staff reiterating the department’s policy of barring contact with members of Congress. Garland said all communication with Congress should be handled by the Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA). According to DOJ policy, “no department employee may communicate with Senators, Representatives, congressional committees, or congressional staff without prior coordination, consultation, and approval by OLA.” FILE: Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies during a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Services to discuss the Department of Justice’s fiscal year 2023 budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, 26 April 2022. (Greg Nash/Pool Photo via AP) “All congressional inquiries and correspondence from members, committees, and staff should be directed to OLA immediately upon receipt,” says Justice Manual 1-8.000. Garland said those policies were designed to protect “law enforcement’s criminal and civil decisions and legal judgments from partisan or other improper influence, real or perceived, direct or alleged.” SECRET SERVICE TONY ORNATO TO RETIRE AFTER 25 YEARS IN JAN. 6 PROBE They are also designed, Garland said, “to ensure that Congress can perform its legislative functions of inquiry and oversight.” Garland insisted that such policies were not “intended to conflict with or limit whistleblower protections.” The memo comes after a tumultuous few months for the DOJ and FBI. Over the weekend, Tim Thibault, an assistant special agent in the District of Columbia, retired amid allegations that he allegedly interfered in the investigation into Hunter Biden’s laptop.
A general view of the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building in Washington, U.S., March 10, 2019. (Reuters/Mary F. Calvert) Thibault’s lawyers have denied those allegations, saying their client welcomes any investigation regardless of his retirement. “He firmly believes that any investigation will conclude that his supervision, leadership and decision-making were not influenced by political bias or partisanship of any kind,” Thibault’s counsel said on his behalf. “He is confident that all of his decisions were consistent with the FBI’s highest standards of ethics and integrity.”
Thibault’s departure came a day after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed on “The Joe Rogan Experience” that the FBI reached out to Facebook warning the platform of “Russian propaganda” in the wake of the Hunter Biden laptop bomb that led in the 2020 presidential election. FBI ‘COVERING UP’ OR IN ‘DAMAGE CONTROL’ AS INVESTIGATIVE AGENT HUNDER BIDEN Reportedly Resigns, Prosecutors Say Prior to Thibault’s retirement, FBI informants had reported to Senate Judiciary Committee member Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, of political bias from high levels within the bureau. In an Aug. 17 letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, the Iowa Republican demanded an accounting of alleged political bias affecting high-level investigations, particularly outside the FBI’s Washington, DC office. Grassley claimed that the FBI authorized investigative activity on the Trump campaign with questionable foresight, while also choosing to “shut down investigative activity and sources, which included verified and verifiable information, about Hunter Biden.” Former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. (Charles Trainor Jr./Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) The Justice Department, meanwhile, has faced criticism for what many saw as opaque reasoning for authorizing the FBI raid on former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate earlier this month. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Weeks later, the Justice Department released an affidavit of a search warrant, arguing it was necessary to protect the integrity of the case. Fox News has reached out to the Justice Department and Senator Grassley’s office for comment.

title: “Ag Garland Issues Memo On Doj S Communications With Congress After Retirements Whistleblower Says Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-25” author: “April Emerson”

Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a memo to Justice Department staff reiterating the department’s policy of barring contact with members of Congress. Garland said all communication with Congress should be handled by the Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA). According to DOJ policy, “no department employee may communicate with Senators, Representatives, congressional committees, or congressional staff without prior coordination, consultation, and approval by OLA.” FILE: Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies during a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Services to discuss the Department of Justice’s fiscal year 2023 budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, 26 April 2022. (Greg Nash/Pool Photo via AP) “All congressional inquiries and correspondence from members, committees, and staff should be directed to OLA immediately upon receipt,” says Justice Manual 1-8.000. Garland said those policies were designed to protect “law enforcement’s criminal and civil decisions and legal judgments from partisan or other improper influence, real or perceived, direct or alleged.” SECRET SERVICE TONY ORNATO TO RETIRE AFTER 25 YEARS IN JAN. 6 PROBE They are also designed, Garland said, “to ensure that Congress can perform its legislative functions of inquiry and oversight.” Garland insisted that such policies were not “intended to conflict with or limit whistleblower protections.” The memo comes after a tumultuous few months for the DOJ and FBI. Over the weekend, Tim Thibault, an assistant special agent in the District of Columbia, retired amid allegations that he allegedly interfered in the investigation into Hunter Biden’s laptop.
A general view of the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building in Washington, U.S., March 10, 2019. (Reuters/Mary F. Calvert) Thibault’s lawyers have denied those allegations, saying their client welcomes any investigation regardless of his retirement. “He firmly believes that any investigation will conclude that his supervision, leadership and decision-making were not influenced by political bias or partisanship of any kind,” Thibault’s counsel said on his behalf. “He is confident that all of his decisions were consistent with the FBI’s highest standards of ethics and integrity.”
Thibault’s departure came a day after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed on “The Joe Rogan Experience” that the FBI reached out to Facebook warning the platform of “Russian propaganda” in the wake of the Hunter Biden laptop bomb that led in the 2020 presidential election. FBI ‘COVERING UP’ OR IN ‘DAMAGE CONTROL’ AS INVESTIGATIVE AGENT HUNDER BIDEN Reportedly Resigns, Prosecutors Say Prior to Thibault’s retirement, FBI informants had reported to Senate Judiciary Committee member Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, of political bias from high levels within the bureau. In an Aug. 17 letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, the Iowa Republican demanded an accounting of alleged political bias affecting high-level investigations, particularly outside the FBI’s Washington, DC office. Grassley claimed that the FBI authorized investigative activity on the Trump campaign with questionable foresight, while also choosing to “shut down investigative activity and sources, which included verified and verifiable information, about Hunter Biden.” Former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. (Charles Trainor Jr./Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) The Justice Department, meanwhile, has faced criticism for what many saw as opaque reasoning for authorizing the FBI raid on former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate earlier this month. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Weeks later, the Justice Department released an affidavit of a search warrant, arguing it was necessary to protect the integrity of the case. Fox News has reached out to the Justice Department and Senator Grassley’s office for comment.

title: “Ag Garland Issues Memo On Doj S Communications With Congress After Retirements Whistleblower Says Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-05” author: “Angelique Briggs”

Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a memo to Justice Department staff reiterating the department’s policy of barring contact with members of Congress. Garland said all communication with Congress should be handled by the Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA). According to DOJ policy, “no department employee may communicate with Senators, Representatives, congressional committees, or congressional staff without prior coordination, consultation, and approval by OLA.” FILE: Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies during a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Services to discuss the Department of Justice’s fiscal year 2023 budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, 26 April 2022. (Greg Nash/Pool Photo via AP) “All congressional inquiries and correspondence from members, committees, and staff should be directed to OLA immediately upon receipt,” says Justice Manual 1-8.000. Garland said those policies were designed to protect “law enforcement’s criminal and civil decisions and legal judgments from partisan or other improper influence, real or perceived, direct or alleged.” SECRET SERVICE TONY ORNATO TO RETIRE AFTER 25 YEARS IN JAN. 6 PROBE They are also designed, Garland said, “to ensure that Congress can perform its legislative functions of inquiry and oversight.” Garland insisted that such policies were not “intended to conflict with or limit whistleblower protections.” The memo comes after a tumultuous few months for the DOJ and FBI. Over the weekend, Tim Thibault, an assistant special agent in the District of Columbia, retired amid allegations that he allegedly interfered in the investigation into Hunter Biden’s laptop.
A general view of the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building in Washington, U.S., March 10, 2019. (Reuters/Mary F. Calvert) Thibault’s lawyers have denied those allegations, saying their client welcomes any investigation regardless of his retirement. “He firmly believes that any investigation will conclude that his supervision, leadership and decision-making were not influenced by political bias or partisanship of any kind,” Thibault’s counsel said on his behalf. “He is confident that all of his decisions were consistent with the FBI’s highest standards of ethics and integrity.”
Thibault’s departure came a day after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed on “The Joe Rogan Experience” that the FBI reached out to Facebook warning the platform of “Russian propaganda” in the wake of the Hunter Biden laptop bomb that led in the 2020 presidential election. FBI ‘COVERING UP’ OR IN ‘DAMAGE CONTROL’ AS INVESTIGATIVE AGENT HUNDER BIDEN Reportedly Resigns, Prosecutors Say Prior to Thibault’s retirement, FBI informants had reported to Senate Judiciary Committee member Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, of political bias from high levels within the bureau. In an Aug. 17 letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, the Iowa Republican demanded an accounting of alleged political bias affecting high-level investigations, particularly outside the FBI’s Washington, DC office. Grassley claimed that the FBI authorized investigative activity on the Trump campaign with questionable foresight, while also choosing to “shut down investigative activity and sources, which included verified and verifiable information, about Hunter Biden.” Former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. (Charles Trainor Jr./Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) The Justice Department, meanwhile, has faced criticism for what many saw as opaque reasoning for authorizing the FBI raid on former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate earlier this month. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Weeks later, the Justice Department released an affidavit of a search warrant, arguing it was necessary to protect the integrity of the case. Fox News has reached out to the Justice Department and Senator Grassley’s office for comment.