Scoop: The Pentagon's acting inspector general will review a whistleblower's allegations that the Biden admin evacuated and brought to the U.S. hundreds of people who appeared on a Defense Dept. watch list.
to hold hearings on the administration's controversial Afghanistan exit if they win control of Congress in November.on Tuesday to Sens. Ron Johnson , the top Republican on Senate Homeland Security's subcommittee on investigations, and Josh Hawley informing them of his plans to conduct the review in Fiscal Year 2023, which begins in October.
The Pentagon's IG office made clear this is not a "formal investigation" — as those are typically of a criminal nature.The Pentagon whistleblower initially reached out to Johnson and Hawley in late July, two sources familiar with the situation told Axios.last month calling on him to open an investigation into the allegations that 324 individuals evacuated from Afghanistan were allowed to enter the U.S.
The senators' Aug. 4 letter also detailed allegations that the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies did not properly vet the Afghan evacuees they allowed into the country, including by failing to adequately cross-check with the Pentagon database prior to their arrivals.
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