LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Acting as the chairman for the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is requesting all documents and communications related to the deadly raid on Bryan Malinowski's home in Little Rock on March 19 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).
This request comes after Senators Tom Cotton and John Boozman said they were told by the Dept. of Justice that ATF agents were not waring body cameras while executing a search warrant at Malinowski's home.
Malinowski was fatally wounded after reportedly shooting at agents during the raid. An affidavit in the case said that Malinowski purchased at least 150 firearms within a three year span and six of those guns would be found at different crime scenes. Three more guns were purchased by undercover ATF agents.
Malinowski was accused by ATF officials of illegally reselling firearms without a dealer's license.
Jordan has requested that the ATF provide the committee "all documents and communications referring or relating to the planning and execution of the search warrant that took place at Bryan Malinowski's residence on March 19, 2024."
"Even if, as ATF has alleged, Mr. Malinowski violated federal law, it does not justify ATF's actions that ultimately lead to the use of deadly force," Jordan said in a letter to ATF Director Steven Dettelbach.
The congressman has asked for an unredacted copy of the affidavit, audio recordings and operations plans for the raid, and any communications related to the failure to follow the Dept. of Justice policy on body cameras.
Documents were also requested regarding ATF's implementation of a memorandum on "no knock" warrants and how many of those warrants were performed since 2021.
ATF officials have until 5 p.m. on May 6 to produce the documents to the committee.