Ty Clevenger has fired off a blistering letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel, accusing the FBI of flagrantly concealing critical records about the late DNC staffer Seth Rich and the now-discredited Russia collusion narrative.
In February 2024, Clevenger demanded that the FBI hand over the Seth Rich documents they continue to conceal from the public.
The FBI’s refusal follows a pattern of obfuscation. For years, the agency denied even possessing Seth Rich’s laptop—until Clevenger’s legal efforts forced the FBI to admit they had it all along. Yet, the agency still refuses to disclose any metadata from Seth Rich’s electronic devices.
Even more damning, Clevenger has already uncovered proof that the FBI improperly withheld pages from the CrowdStrike report related to the alleged 2016 DNC hack—an event that conveniently became a political weapon against President Donald Trump.
Earlier this month, Attorney Ty Clevenger filed a motion in federal court to hold the FBI in contempt for what he calls a “deliberate and willful defiance” of a court order mandating the release of key information related to murdered DNC staffer Seth Rich.
The letter obtained by The Gateway Pundit on Thursday implicates former DOJ and intelligence officials in what Clevenger describes as a systemic cover-up designed to protect the Obama-era deep state operatives and their media allies.
Clevenger, representing plaintiff Brian Huddleston in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the FBI (Huddleston v. Federal Bureau of Investigation), claims the agency is withholding documents that could unravel the official narrative surrounding Rich’s 2016 murder and the so-called Russian hacking of DNC emails.
The attorney argues that the FBI’s refusal to release records, including those from Rich’s work laptop, is not only a violation of FOIA but also an attempt to shield evidence that could exonerate Russia and point to an inside job at the DNC.
In his letter to Pam Bondi, Kash Patel, and other Trump officials, Clevenger highlights compelling evidence suggesting Rich was the source of the DNC emails published by Wikileaks, not Russian hackers as alleged by the Mueller investigation and the intelligence community.
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange hinted at Rich’s involvement in a 2016 interview, offering a $20,000 reward for information on his murder. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh also claimed in a sworn deposition that a trusted source confirmed Rich as the leaker.
Clevenger points to the FBI’s possession of Rich’s work laptop, a personal laptop image, a DVD, and a tape drive—items the bureau initially denied having. Despite court orders to examine these devices, the FBI has stonewalled, refusing to confirm whether it has even reviewed the laptop’s contents.
Clevenger argues this is a deliberate tactic to protect the narrative that Russian intelligence, not Rich, was behind the DNC email leak. He connects this to the U.S. v. Netyksho case, where the FBI admitted a link between Rich’s laptop and the prosecution of alleged Russian hackers.
The letter doesn’t stop at the FBI. Clevenger, also representing The Transparency Project in a separate FOIA case (The Transparency Project v. U.S. Department of Justice), accuses the CIA of potentially fabricating “Russian fingerprints” in DNC emails to frame Russia and undermine President Trump.
The CIA’s refusal to confirm or deny the existence of such records, citing national security, only fuels suspicions of a deeper cover-up. Clevenger calls on Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe to investigate and release these records voluntarily, aligning with President Trump’s directive to declassify Russia hoax documents.
Clevenger also raises concerns about Aaron Rich, Seth’s brother, who allegedly seized Seth’s personal computer and phone shortly after the murder. Aaron’s subsequent lawsuits against those suggesting his involvement in the email leak, including Butowsky, have been described as part of a coordinated “lawfare” campaign to silence critics.
Clevenger questions why Aaron has refused to authorize Wikileaks to disclose what it knows about Seth’s role, suggesting he may have something to hide.
In a separate letter to White House officials, including Counsel David Warrington, Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, and Senior Counselor Stanley Woodward, Clevenger proposes bold reforms to combat the federal government’s FOIA violations.
He suggests appointing a “chief transparency officer” to prosecute bureaucrats who obstruct public access to records and advocates for legislation to criminalize FOIA violations, modeled on Texas law.
“Federal employees know there are no consequences for violating FOIA,” Clevenger writes, arguing that this impunity fuels the bureaucracy’s cover-up culture.
Read the letters below:
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