Unless the FBI rank and file begin contacting Congress (Probably
the Senate since blind voters gave the House to the Dems) and blowing the
whistle on what is apparent FBI leadership corruption and coverups to protect
Dems & Obamanites, I will begin to consider the rank and file to be just as
corrupt.
AND YES, fired/resigned former AG Jeff Sessions is
part of this problem for failing in DOJ transparency of which the FBI is
supposed to answer. So when hear Dems, many Republicans and definitely the
Mainstream Media (including Fox News) tell you Sessions you a raw deal;
those people are liars or idiots for being deceived.
Judicial
Watch smells yet another FBI coverup to protect Dems. In this
case Rep. Debbie Wasserman Shultz in relation to (Pakistani) Awan family
members acting as IT specialists working for the Dems: Abid, Imran, Jamal and
Hina R. Alvi.
JRH 11/9/18
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Judicial Watch Sues DOJ for Records of Investigations
into the Awan Brothers, Congressional Democrat IT Scandal
JW Press
Room
NOVEMBER 08, 2018
(Washington, DC) Judicial Watch announced today
that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Justice
Department for all records of communications relating to the investigation into
former Democratic information technology (IT) staffers Abid Awan, Imran Awan,
Jamal Awan and Hina R. Alvi (Judicial
Watch v. U.S. Department of Justice (No.
1:18-cv-02563)).
Imran Awan and his family were banned from the House
computer network in February 2017 after the House’s top law enforcement officer
wrote that Imran is “an ongoing
and serious risk to the House of Representatives, possibly
threatening the integrity of our information systems,” and that a server
containing evidence had gone “missing.” The inspector general said server logs
showed “unauthorized access” and procurement records were falsified.
Imran Awan was Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman
Schultz’s top information technology aide. Most lawmakers fired Awan in
February, but Wasserman Schultz kept him on until he was arrested
in July, trying to board a flight for Pakistan.
Imran Awan was allowed a plea deal. He pleaded
guilty to federal bank fraud but prosecutors found no evidence
that Awan “violated federal law with respect to the House computer systems.”
The Judicial Watch lawsuit was filed after the FBI failed to
respond adequately to two FOIA requests.
The FBI claimed it could neither confirm nor deny records
related to the first request, filed on May 26, 2017, seeking:
·
All records related to any
investigations or preliminary investigations involving former congressional IT
support staffers Abid Awan, Imran Awan, Jamal Awan, and Hina R. Alvi. As part
of this request, searches should of records [sic] should include, but not be
limited to, the FBI automated indices, its older manual indices, and its
Electronic Surveillance (ELSUR) Data Management System (EDMS), as well as
cross-referenced files.
·
All records of
communication sent to or from FBI employees, officials or contractors involving
the subjects in bullet item 1.
The timeframe for the requested records is May 2015 to the
present.
Further, the FBI claimed that records related to a July 3,
2018, FOIA request were located in an investigative file and exempt from
disclosure. That request sought:
·
All records related to any
investigations or preliminary investigations involving former congressional IT
support staffers Abid Awan, Imran Awan, Jamal Awan, Hina R. Alvi and Rao Abbas.
As part of this request, searches of records should include, but not be limited
to, the FBI automated indices, its older manual indices, and its Electronic
Surveillance (ELSUR) Data Management System (EDMS), as well as cross-referenced
files.
·
All records of
communications, including but not limited to emails (whether on .gov or
non-.gov email accounts), text messages, instant chats or messages on the Lync
system, sent to or from FBI employees, officials or contractors involving the
Awan brothers, Ms. Alvi and Mr. Abbas. Records of communications searched should
include but not be limited to those between FBI officials, employees and
contractors and officials with the Capitol Police, the Office of the Inspector
General of the House, and the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer of the
House.
“It’s time for the full truth to come out about the House
Democrat IT scandal, especially with impending change of power in the House,”
said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “There is hope that the new
leadership at the DOJ will bring transparency to this case, as well as many
pending FOIA investigations.”
On October 11, 2017, Judicial Watch President, Tom
Fitton participated in
a discussion between House members and experts regarding the Wasserman Schultz/Awan
Brothers/IT scandal. During this discussion, Fitton stated:
“Frankly when it comes to crimes
with a political component, I fear the Justice Department is going to fear to
tread. And because of the political nature of what went on (with the Awan
family) they’re not going to push the House … and I fear that the Justice
Department will be fearful of raising these issues with the House for fear of
embarrassing the leadership of both parties … and that’s something we need to
push the Justice Department on. That they don’t under-charge or
under-investigate this for fear of the consequences that will happen if they
push further and find something that no one wants to find, which is a national
security threat at our breast here in the House.”
On June 7, 2018, President Donald Trump tweeted, “Our
Justice Department must not let Awan & Debbie Wasserman Schultz off the
hook. The Democrat I.T. scandal is a key to much of the corruption we see
today. They want to make a “plea deal” to hide what is on their Server. Where
is Server? Really bad!”
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