WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today wrote to the official performing the duties of the Inspector General, Deputy Inspector General for the Department of Justice (DOJ) William Blier, demanding an investigation after recent reports suggest that Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel is both a risk to the FBI's ability to protect the country and manipulating statistics about arrests and fugitive captures.
Citing recent reporting from The Atlantic and The New York Times, Blumenthal raised concerns that Patel's alleged excessive drinking and unexplained absences have interfered with ...