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Upon his departure from the Democratic Party, the Department of Justice and the FBI considered opening a criminal investigation into Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, Ariz., for alleged campaign finance violations, according to reports.
The New York Post reported that emails obtained by this newspaper revealed communications between the DOJ’s Criminal Division, Washington DCUS Attorney Matthew Graves and the FBI’s Washington Field Office, which discussed investigating Sinema in February 2024.
Sinema left the Democratic Party in 2022 and chose not to seek re-election in 2024.
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., speaks at a news conference after the Senate passed the Respect for Marriage Act at the Capitol Building on November 29, 2022, in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
E-mail exchanges until The Post’s response to Feb. 1, 2024, reports on Cinema’s six-figure campaign spending on security detail, luxury hotels, cars, and concert tickets. Graves reportedly flagged the matter to the Biden-era DOJ and FBI.
Assistant US Attorney Elizabeth Aloi discussed investigating Sinema for possible violations of the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA). FBI Special Agent Walter Giardina told him he wanted to get involved in the investigation, the Post reported.
“It’s disappointing, though not surprising, to hear that Walter Giardina, who was leading the FBI’s politically motivated investigation, has again sought to investigate Kyrsten for political reasons after she defied Biden and Senate Democrats to defend the filibuster,” said Daniel Winkler, Sinema’s chief of staff. “Giardina’s pathetic efforts have led nowhere, his abuse of power has now been exposed to the public, and the filibuster stands firm today.”
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Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, Ariz., speaks to reporters in the Ohio Clock Corridor at the US Capitol on Dec. 9. The report said the Justice Department under Biden considered investigating Sinema, then a congressman, for possible campaign finance violations. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Winkler expressed concern that the potential investigation is politically motivated.
Sinema’s campaign spent $796,565 on hotels, a new car, and concert tickets, and $265,521 on security costs, according to the 2023 Federal Election Commission (FEC) report by The Post.
No investigation was ever called for after federal prosecutors decided against it.
Sinema has decided not to run for re-election. He was defeated in the Senate by Democrat Ruben Gallego.
A view of the lectern before US Attorney General William Barr holds a press conference on the release of the Mueller Report at the Department of Justice on April 18, 2019, in Washington, DC. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Fox News Digital reached out to the Justice Department, Sinema and Winkler. The FBI declined to comment on the matter.
