“House Committee on Science, Space and Technology Chairman Lamar Smith, R-Texas, subpoenaed FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday for documents and information related to the security of the private email account and server Hillary Clinton used when she led the State Department.”
Smith asked Comey for the documents in a Sept. 9 letter, but then issued the subpoena after Comey failed to comply with the request.
Smith is working closely with House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, on the investigation into Clinton’s emails to evaluate the security of classified information sent electronically in the executive branch.
The issue at hand is whether changes need to be made to the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014, according to a committee statement.
In his Sept. 9 letter to Comey, Smith wrote that the FBI didn’t release enough information to answer all the questions he had about Clinton’s server. He asked for unclassified and unredacted copies of interview notes with employees of Platte River Networks, one of the three companies subpoenaed by the committee, according to the letter.
Smith added that he was worried about the scope of the FBI’s investigation because the FBI could not obtain the 13 devices and single laptop Clinton used to access her email when she led the department.
“This admission not only raises questions about the breadth of the review the FBI was able to undertake, but also whether Clinton aides attempted to destroy evidence to avoid answering questions about her private email and server arrangement in the event her unique arrangement was exposed,” the letter stated.
Lamar S. Smith
- Born: Nov 19, 1947 (age 68) · San Antonio, TX
- Offices: Chairman of the House Science Committee (Since 2013) · Representative TX 21st District (Since 1987)
- Previous offices: Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee (2011 – 2013) · Chairman of the House Ethics Committee (1999 – 2001)
- Education: Yale University · Southern Methodist University · TMI — The Episcopal School of Texas
- Children: Tobin Wells (Son) · Nell Seeligson (Daughter)
- Party: Republican Party
