Elise Stefanik: FBI ‘Willfully Covering Up’ Iranian Election Interference
SUMMARY
Elise Stefanik, House Conference Chair, has accused the FBI of "willfully covering up" Iranian interference in the 2024 presidential election. Her claims, outlined in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, highlight the FBI's refusal to address 13 specific questions regarding Iran's actions, which include hacking into the Trump campaign, sending the stolen data to Democratic allies and media outlets, and plotting assassination attempts against Trump. Despite these allegations, the FBI has not provided answers, leading Stefanik to infer that the agency might be concealing damaging information. This situation echoes past controversies around the FBI's handling of political investigations, notably during the 2016 and 2020 elections, raising renewed questions about the politicization of the FBI.
