Top Republican demands ATF explain details of botched fatal home raid of Bill ... trends now
Rep. Jim Jordan is demanding information related to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms' (ATF) fatal raid on the home of airport executive Brian Malinowski.
Jordan, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, said in a letter that Malinowski's death coupled with the ATF's new recent rulemaking 'raises serious questions about the weaponization of the agency.'
On March 19th the ATF showed up at Malinowski's home with 10 vehicles to execute a search warrant when they believed he was illegally selling firearms.
Bryan Malinowski, 53, who ran the Bill and Hillary Clinton airport, died two days after the confrontation with ATF agents at his home in west Little Rock.
The search warrant revealed Malinowski was suspected of trading more than 150 firearms between May 2021 and February of this year.
Jordan requested a copy of the warrant, all recordings from the execution of it and all communications related to the lack of body camera footage from the incident from the ATF by May 6.
Ring camera image from Malinowski's home on night of raid
Bud Cummins, an attorney for Malinowski's estate, released multiple clips from the Chenal Valley neighborhood the night of the raid, which the attorney claims took place while his client and wife Maer were sleeping and adds that it's not clear agents properly identified themselves.
Jordan's letter noted the officers serving the warrant were not wearing body cameras, a violation of DOJ policy.
Both videos show the ATF agents cocking their rifles while dressed in full tactical equipment outside Malinowski's home.
One agent was injured during the shooting, and according to ATF, Malinowski was the one who initially opened fire on the agents.
Cummins claimed there is no evidence to suggest agents knocked on the door and announced their presence before gunfire ensued and that Malinowski shot at the agents at their feet, while they returned fire, shooting him in the head.
