{"id":10187,"date":"2023-10-16T11:22:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T18:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=10187"},"modified":"2023-10-16T11:22:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T18:22:12","slug":"issa-demands-fbi-answers-on-former-biden-special-envoy-for-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=10187","title":{"rendered":"Issa Demands FBI Answers on Former Biden Special Envoy for Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cWe need to know if Rob Malley was tied to a secretive influence operation by Tehran”<\/em><\/p>\n

Washington \u2013 Today, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) \u2013 a Senior Member of both the House Judiciary and Foreign Affairs committees \u2013 wrote a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray demanding answers about\u00a0numerous reports<\/a>\u00a0that the\u00a0Bureau has launched an investigation of former Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 who has had his security clearance suspended and is on leave from the State Department.<\/p>\n

In the letter, Rep. Issa stated, \u201cThroughout 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\u2019s leading state sponsor of terror. The ramifications of Mr. Malley being compromised are practically limitless.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to media reports, the\u00a0FBI is looking into Malley over handling of classified material<\/a>, and \u201cAt 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\u2019s alleged membership in the influence network has drawn calls for her security clearance to be revoked pending an investigation.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Rep. Issa concluded: \u201cRob 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\u00a0scandal since Alger Hiss<\/a>,\u201d<\/p>\n

The full letter can be found\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Darrell Issa is the Representative of California\u2019s 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.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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