Gubernatorial hopeful U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., is leading several Republican members of Congress in asking U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and .U.S. Attorney John Huber to investigate several Obama administration officials including former U.S. Sec. of State Hillary Clinton, former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, former FBI Director James Comey, former Acting Director of the FBI Andrew McCabe, FBI Agent Peter Strzok and FBI Counsel Lisa Page, accusing them of violating the law on a host of matters ranging from the Steele dossier to Comey’s handling of an investigation of Clinton using a private server for her email.
DeSantis rounded up ten other House Republicans--including U.S. Reps. Matt Gaetz and Ted Yoho of Florida--to sign the letter.
The letter focuses on a number of issues from the 2016 election and the aftermath of it but also touches on other matters, including Lynch’s handling of the Uranium One investigation. DeSantis and Gaetz are both key allies of President Donald Trump. As he runs for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, DeSantis has Trump’s support for the Republican nomination.
“The political elite are not immune from the rule of law, and those in positions of high authority should be treated the same as any other American,” DeSantis said on Wednesday. “If former officials, including Hillary Clinton and James Comey, broke the law then they need to be held accountable. We ask that the Department of Justice move swiftly to ensure that violations of federal statutes by high officials are identified and prosecuted.”
“The people who serve in the highest levels of government should not be immune to justice,” said Yoho. “It is important that we fight corruption at all levels to protect the American people and the institutions that serve them.”
