Bill Pascrell: “I wrote to FBI Director James Comey in September and requested the materials related to the FBI's investigations into…”

“I wrote to FBI Director James Comey in September and requested the materials related to the FBI's investigations into the 2008 financial crisis. Elizabeth Warren joined me in this request, which we made as a result of the precedent the FBI established in a high-profile case involving a Secretary of State's emails. In citing ``intense public interest'' and ``the interest of transparency,'' the FBI saw fit to provide extensive testimony to Congress and hundreds of pages of documents that gave context to its decision not to prosecute. It has been 8 years since casino-style bets and a culture of fraud on Wall Street crashed our economy and caused millions of Americans to lose their jobs and their homes; yet no top executives were charged with crimes, and many Americans have a gnawing sense that justice has not been served. As of today, I have not received one word. The DOJ has obtained financial settlements from major institutions, like Citigroup and Bank of America. The American public has a clear interest and stake in understanding why the FBI did not pursue charges against the recommendations of its own commission. ____________________”