The House Judiciary Committee is investigating former FBI special agent Charles McGonigal, who was charged last week with aiding a Russian oligarch who sought to evade U.S. sanctions.
Rep. Jim Jordan , the chairman of the committee, and Rep. Matt Gaetz sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray demanding documents and communications relating to McGonigal, such as work history, security clearance evaluations, and other related documents.The congressmen said it is following the committee's continued goal to"investigate allegations of politicization and bias at the Federal Bureau of Investigation .
The Justice Department indicted McGonigal, a 22-year veteran of the FBI, on Jan. 23 for providing services for and taking money from Oleg V. Deripaska, a Russian oligarch with known ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. At the time, McGonigal was the special agent who headed the bureau's counterintelligence division in New York.
The letter indicates that McGonigal's indictment raises questions about the FBI's counterintelligence efforts relating to the investigation into Donald Trump's ties to Russia while he was a candidate for president.
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