House Judiciary Committee Republicans wrote FBI Director James Comey on Wednesday asking him to “follow all legitimate investigative leads regarding Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as leads regarding the mishandling of classified information.”
The members, led by Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., also asked Comey to brief them on the Russian matters as well as President Trump’s explosive weekend claim that he was spied on by American intelligence agencies.
“It also appears information classified at the highest level, including methodologies of surveillance, has made its way into the public domain,” they wrote, referring to documents posted on WikiLeaks Tuesday.
“The Judiciary Committee is the primary House committee of jurisdiction over the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and the Wiretap Act, laws heavily implicated by recent claims,” the lawmakers stated. “We, therefore, will not waver in our commitment to ensuring that our nation’s most powerful intelligence tools and agencies operate with the trust and confidence of the American people.”
“We know you understand that the FBI must keep total fidelity to the laws and the Constitution of the United States,” they wrote. “We therefore urge you to follow all legitimate investigative leads in these matters and any other matter affecting the national security of the United States.”
