The Ghattas File https://carlghattas.com/ A sourced critical briefing on Carl M. Ghattas, former FBI Executive Assistant Director of the National Security Branch. Facts are cited. Opinion is marked. Oversight is not a court. en-us Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0600 1997: He Entered on Duty. First Assignment: Washington Field, Extraterritorial Squad. https://carlghattas.com/posts/fbi-eod-1997.html https://carlghattas.com/posts/fbi-eod-1997.html Wed, 01 Jan 1997 00:00:00 GMT FBI press: EOD 1997. Extraterritorial terrorism squad, Washington Field. 2014–2016: Special Agent in Charge of Washington Field’s Counterterrorism Division https://carlghattas.com/posts/wfo-ct-sac.html https://carlghattas.com/posts/wfo-ct-sac.html Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT FBI 2016 press: SAC of WFO Counterterrorism Division. April 7, 2016: Comey Named Him Assistant Director for Counterterrorism https://carlghattas.com/posts/counterterrorism-ad-2016.html https://carlghattas.com/posts/counterterrorism-ad-2016.html Thu, 07 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT FBI press: assistant director, Counterterrorism Division. February 28, 2017: Comey Named Him Executive Assistant Director of the National Security Branch https://carlghattas.com/posts/nsb-ead-2017.html https://carlghattas.com/posts/nsb-ead-2017.html Tue, 28 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT Comey FBI release. EAD, National Security Branch. Comey Told the Senate the NSB Head Was in Those Conversations. Feinstein Named Ghattas. https://carlghattas.com/posts/comey-named-him.html https://carlghattas.com/posts/comey-named-him.html Thu, 08 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT SSCI title; Feinstein letter names him; AP attribution. Grassley Sought Him as a Witness. DOJ First Said No. https://carlghattas.com/posts/grassley-interview.html https://carlghattas.com/posts/grassley-interview.html Tue, 11 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT Judiciary request; DOJ Mueller deconfliction refusal. After Subpoena Drafts, DOJ Offered Interviews — With Mueller Conditions https://carlghattas.com/posts/doj-conditions.html https://carlghattas.com/posts/doj-conditions.html Wed, 27 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT Grassley Sept. 27, 2017 letter. Conditioned offer. July 2018: He Left the Bureau https://carlghattas.com/posts/retired-2018.html https://carlghattas.com/posts/retired-2018.html Sun, 01 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT Duke/UNLV bios; Examiner and NY Post. After the Bureau: EY Managing Director, Then Booz Allen SVP for Law Enforcement https://carlghattas.com/posts/ey-then-booz.html https://carlghattas.com/posts/ey-then-booz.html Sun, 01 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT EY 2018–2020; Booz Allen SVP law enforcement. June 11, 2020: His Name on Graham’s Crossfire Hurricane Subpoena-Authorization List https://carlghattas.com/posts/graham-list-2020.html https://carlghattas.com/posts/graham-list-2020.html Thu, 11 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT Senate Judiciary authorization roster. Not a finding.