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The ranking Republican on the Senate's Energy Committee has called for controversial non-binary Department of Energy official Sam Brinton to be fired 'immediately.'
Non-binary Brinton, 34, is under investigation in Minnesota over the theft of a woman's suitcase at the airport.
The MIT-educated nuclear scientist admitted taking the suitcase from the baggage carousel on September 16, bringing it to their hotel in St. Paul, and then leaving the city with the bag in tow.
Later, they were recorded in Washington DC's Dulles Airport with the bag, having returned from a European trip, where they apparently used the suitcase as if it were their own. The suitcase's contents were valued at over $2,300, according to the victim.
Now, Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming, has sent a letter to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, calling for Brinton to be fired. The official is facing five years in prison in relation to the theft.
Barrasso wrote: 'It is in the interest of both the Department’s mission and our national security that the Deputy Assistant Secretary’s clearance be immediately revoked.'
He continued: 'Additionally, the Department should undertake all necessary steps to terminate their employment immediately.'
Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming, has sent a letter to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, calling for Brinton to be fired. The official is facing five years in prison in relation to the theft
Sam Brinton, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Office of Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition, was photographed at an LGBTQ empowerment event hours after the theft of the bag
Previously, Barrasso questioned Granholm about the department's security clearance practices.
He wrote: 'The Department’s inability to respond to my concerns regarding the DOE’s clearance process is indicative of an egregious inattention to potential insider threats within the Department and the greater safety of the American public.'
The senator went on: 'Accordingly, I am requesting that you immediately launch a comprehensive review of the Department’s security clearance adjudication process and report to me the findings no later than February 1, 2023.'
In a brief statement on the scandal, the Department of Energy said in a statement: 'Sam Brinton is on leave from DOE, and Dr. Kim Petry is performing the duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary of Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition.
Yesterday, DailyMail.com revealed that Brinton was in Minnesota, where the bag theft took place, for the Out for Undergrad Engineering Conference.
The conference was held at the InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront hotel in St. Paul, the same hotel where Brinton was staying.
Some time between that conference and October 9, Brinton traveled for a trip to Europe. They did not post about this trip on their social media pages.
At first Brinton told police they 'accidentally' took the suitcase - with contents worth $2,325 - from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on September 16 around 4:45 pm.
They said: 'If I had taken the wrong bag, I am happy to return it, but I don't have clothes for another individual,' Brinton told police, according to the complaint. 'That was my clothes when I opened the bag.'
However, they finally came clean and admitted to taking the bag - although blamed 'tiredness' for the 'mistake'.
Brinton was seen heading to the airport with a suitcase earlier in the year. On the trip they allegedly took another woman's case, they did not have any bags with them
Brinton was caught on surveillance cameras at Minneapolis-St. Paul airport taking a blue bag off the baggage claim after flying in from Washington
Brinton used the bag for their personal travel over the course of the following month.
