Sen. Cotton questions FBI about illegal leaks

 Washington Examiner:

A Republican senator demanded the Justice Department reveal all communications agency employees had with the New York Times and the White House regarding the inquiry into the disappearance of a diary belonging to Ashley Biden, the youngest daughter of President Joe Biden.

Sen. Tom Cotton sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday raising concerns about the FBI raids of New York locations tied to Project Veritas, including the apartment of founder James O’Keefe, activity that the New York Times reported was connected to an investigation into the theft of the diary, pages of which were publicly disclosed in the weeks leading up to the 2020

Among the questions listed in the letter, which sets a Nov. 19 deadline, were demands for clarity on who was in the loop on the investigation, as well as requests for information regarding the predication of search warrants and regulations with respect to freedom of the press, particularly in light of the Justice Department saying over the summer it would curtail the of seizing reporter records in leak investigations.

"The Department of Justice follows rules and regulations when investigating members of the news media. The regulations state the Department of Justice 'views the use of certain law enforcement tools, including ... search warrants to seek information from, or records of, non-consenting members of the news media as extraordinary measures, not standard investigatory practices,'" the Arkansas Republican wrote.

"Given the execution of these search warrants were not 'standard investigatory practices,' I have concerns about the origins of this investigation, the motivations of the investigations, and tactics used by your Department," he added.

In addition to asking if anyone at the Justice Department is investigating any leaks by agency employees to the New York Times, Cotton also wants to know if the president or members of his staff had prior warning of the raids earlier this month.

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It looks like they are trying to cover for another Biden family embarrassment.  The diary apparently has more material in it showing just how dysfunctional some family members are and also reveals what appear to be embarrassing details about President Biden.  Project Veritas did not publish this material.  Someone else did.  It does look like the FBI is trying to help Biden suppress the material.

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