Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General - Sen. Cramer, Colleagues: AG Merrick Garland Must Respect the Durham Investigatio

Letter

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) on a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland seeking assurances that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will continue to respect the prosecutorial independence of Special Counsel John Durham and his staff, while also ensuring he is provided all resources necessary to fully, thoroughly, and completely pursue the investigation for which he was appointed.

"As you are aware, Special Counsel Durham continues to uncover alarming information related to the origins of the FBI investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections. Those findings include the highly concerning, and potentially criminal, manipulation and exploitation of federal law enforcement resources to target American citizens, including a presidential candidate, based upon fabricated evidence that had been procured and disseminated by individuals closely connected with a rival political campaign," wrote the senators.

The letter comes as Special Counsel John Durham continues to uncover alarming new information about the fraudulent origins of the FBI's investigation of alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections. Most recently, that includes revelations in new court filings which individuals affiliated with the Hillary Clinton campaign exploited access to non-public data from White House internet servers and other locations in an attempt to fabricate a narrative of ongoing communications with Russia and Russian entities.

Joining Senators Cramer and Scott on the letter are Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Minority Whip John Thune (R-SD), and Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Richard Burr (R-NC), Roger Wicker (R-MS), James Lankford (R-OK), John Kennedy (R-LA), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Mike Lee (R-UT), Pat Toomey (R-PA), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Mike Braun (R-IN), John Barrasso (R-WY), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Jim Risch (R-ID), Steve Daines (R-SD), John Hoeven (R-ND), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Todd Young (R-IN), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Rob Portman (R-OH), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Boozman (R-AR), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Ben Sasse (R-NE), Tim Scott (R-SC), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Richard Shelby (R-AL), and Rand Paul (R-KY).