尽管有证据,但联邦调查局和司法部官员拒绝对克林顿竞选活动隐藏的融合GPS付款进行刑事调查,这引起了监督方面的关切。
FBI and DOJ officials rejected criminal probe into Clinton campaign's concealed Fusion GPS payments, despite evidence, sparking oversight concerns.
参议员查克·格拉斯利(Chuck Grassley)(R-Iowa)披露了联邦调查局和司法部的内部记录,显示高级官员拒绝对希拉里·克林顿运动进行刑事调查,国家民警则拒绝对据称的违反竞选资金规定的行为进行刑事调查,尽管有证据表明有人企图隐瞒对聚合全球定位系统的付款。
Senator Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, revealed internal FBI and Justice Department records showing senior officials declined to pursue a criminal investigation into the Hillary Clinton campaign and DNC over alleged campaign finance violations, despite evidence of efforts to conceal payments to Fusion GPS.
文件表明,联邦调查局特工查明了支持调查斯蒂尔案卷资金的“事实模式”,但司法部官员,包括Richard Pilger和J.P.Cooney,决定不授权起诉。
The documents indicate FBI agents identified a "fact-pattern" supporting an inquiry into the Steele dossier funding, but Justice Department officials, including Richard Pilger and J.P. Cooney, opted not to authorize prosecution.
Grassley提到内部通信引起人们对联邦执法决定中政治影响力的关切。
Grassley cited internal communications raising concerns about political influence in federal law enforcement decisions.
这些揭露是在不断检查竞选金融法执行不一致,特别是在涉及共和党的调查中,并继2022年联邦选举委员会对克林顿运动的罚款和国家警察对类似违法行为的罚款之后发现的。
The revelations come amid ongoing scrutiny over inconsistent enforcement of campaign finance laws, particularly in investigations involving Republicans, and follow a 2022 FEC fine against the Clinton campaign and DNC for similar violations.
Grassley赞扬总检察长Pam Bondi和联邦调查局局长Kash Patel的合作,并誓言继续其监督工作。
Grassley praised Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel for cooperation and vowed to continue his oversight efforts.