ICYMI: Congressman Leads Demand for AG Bondi to Appoint Special Counsel to Investigate Signal Breach
April 1, 2025
Goldman Leads Letter With Four Colleagues Arguing Trump Appointees' Incompetence is in Violation of the Espionage Act
Read the Letter Here
Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) last week led 4 of his colleagues in sending a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi demanding she appoints an independent special counsel to investigate the security breach involving senior Trump officials sharing classified military plans on an unsecured messaging app.
Given the potential violations of the law and AG Bondi’s position in the Administration, the members demanded the appointment of an independent special counsel to avoid conflicts of interest.
“As Attorney General, it is your responsibility to uphold criminal laws that protect the security of our nation and its military. It is also your duty, as you acknowledged during your Senate confirmation hearing, to enforce these laws impartially, including by avoiding the appearance of conflicts of interest. We trust that you will act swiftly and decisively by appointing a special counsel to investigate this breach and, if warranted, prosecute anyone who knowingly and willfully violated our criminal laws, putting at risk the safety and security of our most sensitive secrets and our servicemen and women. Thank you for your attention to this critical matter,” the members concluded.
New York Times: Signal Chat Disclosure Poses Early Test for F.B.I. and Justice Dept.
March 25, 2025
On Tuesday, Representative Dan Goldman, Democrat of New York, called on Ms. Bondi to appoint a special counsel to investigate the Signal group, arguing that her status as a member of Mr. Trump’s cabinet made it impossible for her “to conduct an investigation without the appearance of a conflict of interest.”
New York Times: Top Officials Reject Responsibility for Information Shared in Signal Chat
March 25, 2025
Representative Dan Goldman, Democrat from New York, is preparing to send a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi requesting that a special counsel be appointed to investigate the incident involving top Trump administration national security officials accidentally adding a journalist to discussions of military operations.
“Given the gravity of this error and the need for independent review, we believe that your appointment of a special counsel to investigate the conduct of these senior administration officials in this case is both urgent and necessary,” wrote Mr. Goldman, according to a draft of the letter obtained by the New York Times.
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