Inspector general statement did not fully address senators’ September 30 letter and raised new questions

WASHINGTON DC (October 3, 2019) — Senators Ron Johnson (R-WO), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee; and Mike Lee (R-UT) sent a follow-up letter to Inspector General of the Intelligence Community (ICIG) Michael Atkinson Wednesday to reiterate the questions in their September 30 letter, and to raise additional questions following the ICIG’s September 30 press statement.

“Although it answers some of the questions regarding the ‘Disclosure of Urgent Concern’ form that we raised in our letter to you that day, it leaves many of those questions unanswered or partially answered, and also raises new questions,” the senators wrote in their follow-up letter. “Due to the extraordinary nature of the House impeachment inquiry, which is based almost entirely on the complaint filed with your office, and the events it has set into motion, we respectfully request that you answer our September 30, 2019, letter and these follow-up questions…”

Full text of the follow-up letter is below, and the letter can be viewed here.

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