Lummis Demands FDIC Immediately Halt Destruction of Operation Chokepoint 2.0 Materials

January 16, 2025

Washington, D.C.- U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) sent a letter to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chair Marty Gruenberg after her office was contacted by whistleblowers alleging the FDIC was destroying materials with respect to the digital asset activities of the agency and threatening retaliation against staff for speaking out. The letter demands Chair Gruenberg and his staff immediately cease and desist from these actions in preparation for Congressional oversight in the coming months.

"The FDIC's alleged efforts to destroy and conceal materials from the U.S. Senate related to Operation Chokepoint 2.0 is not only unacceptable, it is illegal," said Lummis. "If it is uncovered that anyone within the FDIC has knowingly destroyed materials or sought to obstruct the oversight functions of the Senate, it will result in swift criminal referrals to the U.S. Department of Justice. The American people deserve transparency, and I will see to it that they get the answers they deserve."

A full copy of the letter may be found here.

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