A top Biden official is under investigation for mishandling classified documents. The FBI has reportedly launched an investigation into Rob Malley, who is Biden’s special envoy to Iran. He has been criticized for being too soft on Iran, which is probably the reason Biden picked him. Malley has been suspended and his security clearance has been pulled. It will be interesting to see what happens Malley.
He could have given documents to Iran on orders from Joe Biden and it will be very easy to tell. If he gets a Hunter-type deal, he was under orders, but has to keep his mouth shut. Malley was suspended after the State Department launched an investigation over “possible mishandling of classified information.” CNN reported last month that his security clearance was pulled earlier this year and that he was placed “on leave without pay.”
Malley said:
“I have been informed that my security clearance is under review. I have not been provided any further information, but I expect the investigation to be resolved favorably and soon. In the meantime, I am on leave.”
Malley is very much an Israel hater, but he loves the Iranian regime, He came under fire late last year over his tepid response as Iranian protesters target the despotic, theocratic Iranian government. A senior U.S. official told Semafor that for a political appointee to have his security clearance pulled, he must be under investigation and that would mean the investigation has been underway for some time now.
Malley tweeted last year as protests raged in Iran:
VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL“Marchers in Washington and cities around the world are showing their support for the Iranian people, who continue to peacefully demonstrate for their government to respect their dignity and human rights,”
Bryan Leib, former executive director of Iranian Americans for Liberty, said:
“Robert Malley will go down in the history books as the most ineffective and feckless State Department official of the last 50 years. It’s time for him to go. His most recent gaffe on Twitter is just another example of how he has aligned the United States government with the Islamic Republic and not with liberty-seeking Iranian people. His fake apology is not accepted and he should be terminated immediately.”
Richard Goldberg, senior adviser to the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said bluntly:
“So long as Malley is special envoy, you know the administration’s policy remains offering sanctions relief to the regime in Tehran. If he leaves, it’ll be the first signal of a policy shift away from accommodating the regime and toward helping the Iranian people.”
A senior U.S. official told Semafor that for a political appointee to have their security clearance revoked, federal law enforcement would have to have an open investigation, meaning the investigation has likely been going on for a while.
Malley, whose anti-Israel, pro-Iranian perspective has colored his career, came under fire late last year over his tepid response as Iranian protesters target the despotic, theocratic Iranian government.
Malley’s avoidance of condemning the Iranian regime’s violent oppression of the Iranian people was in line with his prior history, and he was not alone in the Biden administration in his unwillingness to acknowledge the Iranian people’s fervent desire to rid themselves of their tyrannical government.
