Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, June 4, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Fertitta had blown the whistle on the FBI’s misuse of "law-enforcement authorities." After that, his security clearance evaluation process became unusually prolonged. During that time, the FBI made attempts to interrogate his wife, Emily Fertitta, and asked her to participate in a two-day interview.
When Mrs. Fertitta pushed back and asked to have an attorney present, the Department of Justice effectively denied her request.
"Documents available to the Committee show that SecD investigators denied Mrs. Fertitta the right to receive advice from an attorney during her interview and the opportunity to review FBI guidelines regarding the interview process beforehand," the letter states.
HOUSE DEMOCRATS OPEN PROBE INTO FBI'S HANDLING OF EPSTEIN DOCUMENTS
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Kash Patel speaks alongside Attorney General Pam Bondi during a press conference in Washington, May 7, 2025. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
The committee did not detail in its communications the nature of the behavior Valentine Fertitta had tried to expose in his capacity as a whistleblower.
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The Judiciary Committee has requested that the FBI provide any documents related to the FBI’s investigation of the Fertitta family. FBI Director Patel has been directed to provide the committee with its requested documentation no later than Nov. 10, 2025.
Leo Briceno is a politics reporter for the congressional team at Fox News Digital. He was previously a reporter with World Magazine.
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