Reps. Don Bacon and Zach Nunn say they were two of the 11 people whose records were released by the Air Force without approval
Rep. Don 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. | Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesTwo Republican lawmakers say the Air Force alerted them that their military records were improperly released during the midterm campaign.
The revelation follows the uproar over the disclosure of Indiana House GOP candidate Jennifer-Ruth Green’s military records after POLITICO was told by the person who gave it Green’s military records that they were obtained through a public records request. POLITICO reviewed the request for the records made by a third party, which sought a “publicly releasable/redacted copy of OMPF [Official Military Personnel File] per Freedom of Information Act statutes.” The requester identified the purpose of the request as relating to “benefits,” “employment” and “other.
Green blamed Mrvan and his allies for the release. Mrvan’s campaign has denied any involvement, and a spokesperson for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committeeat the time that “we would never use anyone’s experience with sexual assault against them.” DCCC did not return a request for comment on whether it received and used materials provided by Due Diligence Group during the 2022 midterms. According to Federal Election Commission records, the House Democratic campaign arm paid Due Diligence just over $110,000 between January 2021 and December 2022.
Due Diligence did not respond to requests for comment. Payton, whom POLITICO attempted to reach at an email address connected to Due Diligence, did not respond to a request for comment.The Republican chairs of the House Oversight and Armed Services Committeesthat the Air Force had improperly released the records of 11 people to “a private research firm which allegedly misrepresented itself in order to obtain access.
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