{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://issa.house.gov/media/press-releases/issa-demands-fbi-answers-investigation-former-biden-special-envoy-iran", "Issa Demands FBI Answers on Investigation of  Former Biden Special Envoy for Iran", "2023-10-13", "2023", "2023-10", "Republican", "House", "CA", "Darrell Issa", "I000056", "issa.house.gov", "issa", "https://issa.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington \u2013 Today, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) \u2013 a Senior Member of both the House Judiciary and Foreign Affairs committees \u2013 wrote a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray demanding answers about numerous reports that the Bureau has launched an investigation of former Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley \u2013 who has had his security clearance suspended and is on leave from the State Department.\n\nIn the letter, Rep. Issa stated, \u201cThroughout both the Obama and Biden Administrations, Special Envoy Malley was a central figure in the development of Iran policy. In that capacity, he has helped steer official American policy toward a morally bankrupt detente with the world\u2019s leading state sponsor of terror. The ramifications of Mr. Malley being compromised are practically limitless.\u201d\n\nAccording to media reports, the FBI is looking into Malley over handling of classified material and \u201cAt least three close Malley associates were alleged to be part of the network, including Ariane Tabatabai, a senior Pentagon official who worked with Malley at the State Department. Tabatabai\u2019s alleged membership in the influence network has drawn calls for her security clearance to be revoked pending an investigation.\u201d\n\nRep. Issa concluded: \u201cRob Malley deserves extensive scrutiny yesterday, today and tomorrow. These reports could not be more concerning, and they hint at what could be the worst State Department scandal since Alger Hiss,\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://issa.house.gov/media/press-releases/issa-demands-fbi-answers-investigation-former-biden-special-envoy-iran"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9458027780056, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}