Rep. Jim Jordan Wants FBI to Explain Its Own Internal Audit Detailing Policy Violations When Conducting Surveillance Ops

Rep. Jim Jordan wants FBI Director Christopher Wray to explain what exactly is in an FBI internal audit that details violations of its own policies when conducting surveillance investigations.

Jordan, an Ohio Republican, and two other GOP representatives sent a letter to Wray on Monday asking for more information about the 2019 audit following a recent report, which said the audit showed the FBI “violated agency rules at least 747 times in 18 months while conducting investigations involving politicians, candidates, religious groups, news media and others.”

“This internal audit and the staggering number of errors it found suggest a pattern of misconduct and mismanagement within the FBI in failing to uphold internal rules for its most sensitive cases,” the letter read. “This internal review documented systemic FBI failures to follow its own rules and procedures.”

Jordan told Fox News host Jeanine Pirro on Tuesday that the FBI has not responded to his letter but that grievances continue to surface and cannot be ignored.

“This is the Federal Bureau of Investigation, part of the Justice Department, not following their own rules,” Jordan said. “And oh, by the way, I didn’t even mention that just a few months ago we had a whistleblower come forward and he had talked about an email he received from the FBI, went out to FBI agents across the country that said ‘put this label on moms and dads’ — This whole domestic terrorism concern that Merrick Garland said wasn’t happening but sure looks like it is. This is the same agency.”

“When you put all this together,” Jordan added. “This is why we are concerned and we want to see that audit in its unredacted form.”

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The FBI has reportedly said it conducted the 2019 audit because it “takes compliance very seriously, especially when it comes to sensitive investigative matters.”

“While the number of deviations from FBI approval, notification, and administrative requirements noted in the report is unacceptable, we began implementing important changes in training and raising awareness even prior to issuance of the report, and we remain committed to ensuring all personnel adhere to our internal investigative and operational guidelines,” the FBI told Newsweek.

Pirro suggested the FBI has applied differing standards to various investigations, comparing the Hillary Clinton emails investigation to that of spying on Donald Trump. The host asked Jordan what can be done to right what seems to be a breakdown in ethics.

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Jordan said voters must choose a Republican in the 2024 presidential election so Biden-appointed Attorney General Merrick Garland can be replaced, allowing individuals to be held accountable and avoid audits being dismissed.

“What we can do is put Republicans back in charge and we will be able to subpoena people, if we have to, and get the truth to the American people,” Jordan said. “If we get President Trump back in the White House, which is what I hope happens, and we get the right attorney general then, maybe then we can hold people accountable. That’s how our system works, it’s all about what the American people do on Election Day. Let’s hope that come this fall they’re going to start this process and put Republicans back in charge of the Congress.”