DOJ Withdraws From Criminal Probe Into GOP Rep

Nashville’s NBC affiliate reports:

Federal prosecutors based in Nashville have withdrawn from the criminal investigation of Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles, an unprecedented move that could signal plans by the Trump administration to drop the case against a Republican ally. With no explanation, Acting U.S. Attorney Brian McGuire filed a notice late Thursday to withdraw Assistant U.S. from an on-going legal dispute over the FBI’s access to evidence seized from Ogles last year.

The Maury County Republican has faced an FBI investigation into potential fraud involving campaign finance statements he filed during his first run for Congress in 2022 — specifically, his claim on federal reports to have personally loaned his campaign $320,000 of his own money. NewsChannel 5’s exclusive investigation discovered that Ogles did not appear to have the financial resources to make such a loan.

Read the full article. Shortly after his election, Ogles was exposed for lying about his education and work experience. Last month he introduced a bill that would authorize Trump (but not Obama) to seek a third term.

Here’s the new document in the Rep. Andy Ogles R-TN case showing the withdrawal of federal prosecutors. The feds seized the cellphone of Ogles last year in a probe centered on whether Ogles really loaned his campaign $320,000. https://t.co/ReY8PB6xTJ pic.twitter.com/4SPPxsutuD

— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) January 31, 2025