Congressman Krishnamoorthi Responds to Report that FBI Diverted Hundreds of Personnel to 2020 Georgia Election Investigation

WASHINGTON - Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi today issued the following statement after a report from MS NOW that the FBI directed hundreds of intelligence analysts and other personnel to support an investigation related to the 2020 election in Georgia:

"The FBI exists to protect the American people and uphold the rule of law, not to serve as a taxpayer-funded opposition research firm for the President's political grievances. Diverting hundreds of FBI personnel to relitigate conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, despite its results having long been settled, is a profound misuse of the Bureau's resources for partisan purposes. Director Patel owes Congress and the American people an immediate explanation of the legal basis for this investigation, the resources being devoted to it, and what urgent public safety priorities are being pushed aside as a result. The American people should be deeply concerned that the Trump Administration appears to be using law enforcement to justify greater federal control over our elections."