Judicial Watch: FBI Asks Comey to Preserve Records

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Contact: Jill Farrell, Judicial Watch, 202-646-5190

WASHINGTON, July 27, 2018 /Christian Newswire/ -- Judicial Watch announced today that the FBI has stated it sent a letter to fired FBI director James Comey requesting him to preserve federal records and return any agency records in his possession not already returned to the FBI. The letter was sent in response to Judicial Watch and the Daily Caller News Foundation (DCNF) concerns that Mr. Comey kept government records on personal email accounts.

Judicial Watch, on behalf of itself and DCNF, today also filed a motion asking a federal court to issue an order for preservation. Judicial Watch argues that there is reason to be concerned that the responsive records could be lost or destroyed. Judicial Watch points out that in June 2018, the DOJ's Inspector General stated, "We identified numerous instances in which Comey used a personal email account (a Gmail account) to conduct FBI business."

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