it has now been uncovered that the Air Force has been leaking confidential records to Democrat firms to take down Republican candidates.
During the midterms, Republican candidate Jennifer-Ruth Green’s military records were leaked revealing that an Iraqi soldier sexually assaulted her.
The records were illegally obtained and then handed to the media to hurt her chances.
An investigation has now uncovered 10 other instances where Air Force records were illegally given to Democrat firms. The Air Force investigation has not made the report public but it did inform Republican Congressman Don Bacon (R-Neb).
From Politico:
Two Republican lawmakers say the Air Force alerted them that their military records were improperly released during the midterm campaign.
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) was informed of the “unauthorized release” in a letter from the Air Force obtained by POLITICO. Rep. Zach Nunn (R-Iowa) said in a statement that he was told by the Air Force that his own records were also disclosed without his approval.
Bacon said Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall first told him that an internal probe revealed 11 people’s records were disclosed and that the Air Force would send the results of its inquiry to the Justice Department — while offering no further information on whether a formal DOJ investigation would result. The GOP lawmaker called for a probe of the role played by a Democratic-linked firm that the Air Force told him “inappropriately requested” his personnel records.
The DOJ declined to comment. Air Force spokesperson Ann Stefanek said “virtually all” of the 11 unapproved releases were made to the same third party “who represented himself as a background investigator seeking service records for employment purposes.”
The investigation was initiated by Air Force brass after the Green’s records were made public.
In a letter to Congressional members, the Air Force reported that “Abraham Payton of the research firm Due Diligence LLC as the person who “inappropriately requested copies of your military personnel records for the stated purpose of employment and benefits,” adding that Payton was already in possession of Bacon’s Social Security number. Payton is a former research director for the Democratic political group American Bridge.”
“I understand the evidence has been turned over to the Department of Justice and I expect those who break the law to be prosecuted,” Bacon said in a statement to the media. “This was more than just ‘dirty tricks’ by Democrat operatives, but likely violations of the law.”
According to the report all of the leaked instances were made by Payton and Bacon was one of them.
