order the Justice Department to pursue a criminal investigation against Rep. Gowdy and certain other Republicans.

Congress members who use government funds and resources for partisan political purposes can be brought up on ethics charges. Federal government employees who use government funds and resources for personal purposes can be prosecuted and forced to return those funds and face penalties and fines in addition to facing prison terms. Evidence and witnesses have shown that Rep. Trey Gowdy and other Republicans on the House Select Committee on Benghazi have used government funds and resources to pursue partisan political attacks against Sec. Hillary Clinton in her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016. To that end, we, the undersigned, request that the Justice Department initiate a criminal investigation against the above mentioned Republicans.