Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) sent a congressional oversight letter to Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel condemning reports of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s decision to reassign field agents from across the country to Atlanta to investigate the 2020 Election results in Georgia.
Congresswoman Nikema Williams wrote:
“This is another dangerous diversion of resources from the FBI and Department of Justice’s true mission, which is to make sure the American people are safe. This diversion is also playing into the dangerous lie that President Trump won the 2020 Presidential election.”
“This sweeping deployment of FBI agents and resources to Atlanta to investigate the 2020 election results is another troubling sign of a pattern in this administration to attempt to toss out, overturn, or cast doubt on election results that do not fit partisan narratives.”
“This new redeployment of FBI field agents to Atlanta to investigate the 2020 Presidential lection not only represents a massive waste of taxpayer dollars, but also represents a shift in focus in the work that the FBI normally does to make Americans safer. I condemn these efforts in the strongest possible terms and oppose the Department of Justice putting the American people’s safety at risk by taking away our country’s agents to assist in the President’s witch hunt.”
In the letter, Congresswoman Nikema Williams requested answers to the following questions:
How much does this massive redeployment of FBI field agents to Atlanta cost taxpayers?
What particular aspects of the 2020 Presidential election have you assigned the field agents to investigate?
From which divisions, projects, and priorities are these field agents being diverted?
Has the Department of Justice informed local election officials of the FBI field agents’ presence?
Does your office plan to brief the House Administration and House Judiciary Committees of this new redeployment?
Does your office plan to disclose the results of this new investigation effort to the House Administration and House Judiciary committees in either a public hearing or a closed door briefing?
