Republican Tennessee Rep. John Rose sent a letter to the DOJ and FBI Thursday calling for a criminal investigation into the leaked Supreme Court draft Roe v. Wade opinion.
The letter, signed by 21 Republicans, calls for Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray to launch a criminal investigation for a violation of Title 18 Section 2071 in United States Code.
Title 18 Section 2071 of the United States Code reads: “Whoever willfully and unlawfully conceals, removes, mutilates, obliterates, or destroys, or attempts to do so, or, with intent to do so takes and carries away any record, proceeding, map, book, paper, document, or other thing, filed or deposited with any clerk or officer of any court of the United States, or in any public office, or with any judicial or public officer of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.”
“I have been an attorney for nearly 30 years and this leak of a draft document tied to one of the most consequential cases in the history of the Supreme Court of the United States is the most radical and unethical action I have ever seen in the legal arena,” Rose told the Daily Caller before sending the letter.
“Attorney General Garland and FBI Director Ray must immediately open a criminal investigation into whether the perpetrator of the leak violated the law. Anyone attempting to criminally undermine the division of power in our government should be held accountable,” he added.
