An FBI special agent who testified for Republicans as a whistleblower was suspended from the agency for leaking classified information to a right-wing group, according to a bureau official, as first reported by NBC.
Garret O'Boyle had testified that the FBI was intentionally mishandling investigations during a public hearing by the House Select Committee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, and he accused the agency of retaliation for speaking out, resulting in a suspension from his post.
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O'Boyle is now being accused of lying to Congress about leaking sensitive information before his suspension, according to House Committee on the Judiciary Democrats. FBI internal investigators discovered that O'Boyle leaked confidential investigative information to Project Veritas, a conservative group famous for recording undercover videos, NBC reported.
Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) sent a letter requesting that Attorney General Merrick Garland investigate the accusation that O'Boyle lied to Congress.
Jennifer Moore, executive assistant director of human resources for the FBI, provided testimony to the Weaponization subcommittee on the reason for O'Boyle's suspension.
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