“We need to know if Rob Malley was tied to a secretive influence operation by Tehran”
Washington – Today, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) – a Senior Member of both the House Judiciary and Foreign Affairs committees – wrote a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray demanding answers about numerous reports that the Bureau has launched an investigation of former Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley – who has had his security clearance suspended and is on leave from the State Department.
In the letter, Rep. Issa stated, “Throughout both the Obama and Biden Administrations, Special Envoy Malley was a central figure in the development of Iran policy. In that capacity, he has helped steer official American policy toward a morally bankrupt detente with the world’s leading state sponsor of terror. The ramifications of Mr. Malley being compromised are practically limitless.”
According to media reports, the FBI is looking into Malley over handling of classified material, and “At least three close Malley associates were alleged to be part of the network, including Ariane Tabatabai, a senior Pentagon official who worked with Malley at the State Department. Tabatabai’s alleged membership in the influence network has drawn calls for her security clearance to be revoked pending an investigation.”
Rep. Issa concluded: “Rob Malley deserves extensive scrutiny yesterday, today and tomorrow. These reports could not be more concerning, and they hint at what could be the worst State Department scandal since Alger Hiss,”
The full letter can be found here.
Darrell Issa is the Representative of California’s 48th Congressional District. The District encompasses the central and eastern parts of San Diego County and a portion of Riverside County, including the communities of Fallbrook, Valley Center, Ramona, Escondido, Santee, Lakeside, Poway, Temecula, Murrieta, and the mountain and desert areas of the San Diego-Imperial County line. Issa served as the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform from 2011-2015.
