‘Dirty Tricks By Democrat Operatives’: Air Force Released GOP Candidates’ Private Info

Two GOP congressmen revealed that the U.S. Air Force released their military records to Democrat opposition research during the 2022 midterm election. This is an expansion of a scandal that first surfaced back in October.

Following a October report detailing the unauthorized publication of the military records for Jennifer-Ruth Green’s Indiana GOP House candidate, Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), and Rep. Zach Nunn(R-IA), the news of the leak of these records prompted an Air Force audit. Green blamed Frank Mrvan (Democratic Representative) and his allies for the leak of the information. It also included a disclosure that she was sexually assaulted while serving in the military.

“Virtually all unauthorized disclosures were in response to a third party who represented himself as a background investigator seeking service records for employment purposes through a process commonly used by other federal agencies to conduct employee background checks,” Ann Stefanek, spokesperson for the Air Force, stated that according to POLITICO.

Bacon was informed by the Air Force that Abraham Payton of the research firm Due Diligence LLC — who had formerly served as a research director for the David Brock-founded Democrat Super PAC American Bridge 21st Century — was the person who “inappropriately requested copies of your military personnel records for the stated purpose of employment and benefits.”

“I understand the evidence has been turned over to the Department of Justice and I expect those who break the law to be prosecuted,” Bacon said POLITICO. “This was more than just ‘dirty tricks’ by Democrat operatives, but likely violations of the law.”

“The recent targeting of Members of Congress’s personnel military records [and] the breach of sensitive data … taken by political hacks isn’t only a violation of public trust — it’s criminal,” Nunn also said.

Federal Election Commission records indicate that Due Diligence was paid by the House Democratic campaign arm to more than $110,000 between January 2021 & December 2022.

Last week, Armed Services Chair Mike Rogers and Oversight Chair James Comer (both R-AL) wrote a Let me know Lloyd Austin, Defense Secretary of the United States, can be reached for more information.

“The Office of the Secretary of the Air Force (OSAF) has informed the Committee that it released 11 individuals’ records over a 14-month period from October 2021-December 2022 to a private research firm which allegedly misrepresented itself in order to obtain access to the personnel records without authorization or consent,” The letter was stated. “This conduct by the Air Force is, at a minimum, unacceptable. The conduct by the research firm is quite possibly criminal.”

Kevin Hansberger, spokesperson for the Green Party, said that the leaks showed how far Democrats will go to obtain potentially damaging information about rival candidates.

“There must be full transparency of the investigation and its findings,” Hansberger. “Those responsible for these illegal acts should face criminal charges and be held accountable for their actions.”

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