The FBI confirmed to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) that the agents involved in the Hillary Clinton email scandal were sworn to secrecy and subject to lie detector tests.
In a July 1 letter, obtained by Fox News, sent to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) by a senior deputy to FBI Director James Comey, it was confirmed that agents signed a “Case Briefing Acknowledgement,” which “strictly” prohibits the disclosure of information regarding the probe without prior approval.
“The purpose of this form is to maintain an official record of persons knowledgeable of a highly sensitive Federal Bureau of Investigation counterintelligence investigation,” the agreement reads. “I [FBI agent] also understand that, due to the nature and sensitivity of this investigation, compliance with these restrictions may be subject to verification by polygraph examination.”
A retired FBI agent who spoke on the condition of anonymity explained a “Case Briefing Acknowledgement” is used only for “the most sensitive of sensitive cases,” and that agents understand “it comes from the very top and that there has to be a tight lid on the case.”
The “Case Briefing Acknowledgement” further bolsters the belief that the investigation was always a serious criminal probe, not just the “security review” the Clinton campaign claimed it to be. However, the decision not to prosecute led Grassley to question the “inconsistencies” of the results.
Grassley wrote to the FBI, “In light of all these inconsistencies, it is even more troubling that the FBI tried to gag its agents with a non-disclosure agreement on this matter, in violation of whistleblower protection statutes. [Y]ou indicated that agents working on this case were required to sign a non-disclosure agreement that failed to exempt protected whistleblowing.”
“Only after I wrote to you did you advise your FBI agents that they are still free to speak with Congress regarding waste, fraud, and abuse,” he added.
Grassley also asked if the FBI believes there is "no appearance of conflict" after husband of Hillary and former president Bill Clinton met secretly with Attorney General Loretta Lynch at a Phoenix airport.
