Summary of Senator Grassley Letter & Exhibits (Dec 15, 2025)

This document is a formal oversight letter from Senator Chuck Grassley to the U.S. Attorney General and FBI Director, summarizing whistleblower-based evidence of interference, obstruction, and conflicts of interest in the FBI/DOJ handling of investigations related to the Clinton Foundation and the Anthony Weiner laptop.

Core Allegations

FBI and DOJ leadership repeatedly blocked, slowed, or shut down investigative steps into the Clinton Foundation from 2015–2016.

Andrew McCabe, then FBI Deputy Director, allegedly ordered no overt investigative actions without his approval, while his wife received over $675,000 in political support from Clinton-connected entities.

FBI leadership allegedly prioritized avoiding the appearance of investigating the Clintons, even when evidence existed.

Key Findings

  • January–July 2016: Multiple FBI field offices opened investigations, but DOJ Public Integrity Section (PIN) refused support, and FBI HQ restricted investigative actions.
  • March 2016: A DOJ official allegedly told prosecutors to “shut it down.”
  • July 2016: Agents were explicitly barred from subpoenas, interviews, or sharing Clinton Foundation bank records.
  • Weiner Laptop (Fall 2016):
  • Emails relevant to Clinton investigations were discovered during a lawful child-exploitation search.
  • Clinton Foundation investigators were denied direct access and forced to rely on the separate “Midyear” team (which included Peter Strzok).

Post-Election (2017–2019):

The Clinton Foundation case was reopened in Arkansas.

Prosecutors repeatedly complained that DOJ PIN and FBI HQ withheld critical evidence, failed to respond to requests, and omitted leadership interference from official timelines.

2020: A third search warrant for the Weiner laptop was withdrawn, not denied, after DOJ-PIN and FBI leadership declined to litigate constitutional issues.

Pattern Identified

The materials show a consistent pattern of:

  • Centralized control by FBI HQ
  • Refusal to authorize normal investigative tools
  • Withholding of evidence between field offices
  • Apparent conflicts of interest
  • Institutional resistance to oversight
  • Congressional Demand
  • Grassley formally demands:
  • Production of key investigative reports
  • All records related to Weiner laptop search warrants
  • Emails involving senior DOJ/FBI officials
  • Unredacted exhibits
  • Full documentation explaining why investigations were halted

Why It Matters

The document asserts that law enforcement leadership—not field agents—prevented full investigation, raising serious concerns about:

  • Equal application of the law
  • Abuse of discretion
  • Political influence over federal investigations
  • Integrity of DOJ/FBI decision-making during an election period