Grassley Records Show FBI Headquarters Can Recall Field Intelligence Without Written Standards
The recall power itself: a few Headquarters officials pulling a field IIR with no written, reviewable, logged standard.
The recall power itself: a few Headquarters officials pulling a field IIR with no written, reviewable, logged standard.
Grassley's released FBI records show Headquarters can recall a field office's raw intelligence with no visible written standard.
Why it matters: Whether the public's own election intelligence is filtered by rules no one can see, cutting against every side.
Date to watch: Any written FBI standard for recalling field intelligence, and full publication of the July 16, 2026 batch.
Sources:
- Senate Judiciary Committee / Chairman Grassley press release (2025-07-01)
https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/releases/grassley-releases-bombshell-records-showing-fbi-headquarters-interfered-with-alleged-chinese-election-interference-probe-to-shield-christopher-wray-from-political-blowback - FBI IIR email productions to Chairman Grassley (2025-07-01)
https://www.grassley.senate.gov/download/fbi-iir-email-productions-to-chairman-grassley - FBI cover letter to Grassley (Asst. Director Marshall Yates) (2025-06-27)
https://www.grassley.senate.gov/download/fbi-to-grassley_-iir - Grassley letter to the FBI requesting the records (2025-06-17)
https://www.grassley.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/grassley_to_fbi_-_iir.pdf - FBI Director Christopher Wray testimony, Senate Homeland Security Committee (NBC News) (2020-09-24)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0irbM9ZIv5E
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