#1236
https://www.salon.com/2012/07/16/bachmann_defends_her_witchunt/
she sent her letters to the media and then went on conservative radio host Sandy Rios’ show to talk about it. In her response letter, she hints that she has access to secret information as a member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence supporting her claims but can’t make it public. If she had kept her initial requests for investigations confidential, she could have shared that secret information with the inspectors general from whom she is requesting an investigation. Bachmann is nothing if not adept at grabbing headlines, and one might easily conclude this is little more than a ploy to remain relevant in the summer doldrums after a failed presidential bid.*******
https://www.scribd.com/doc/100244266/Bachmann-Letter-Responding-to-Ellison
Michele Bachman was completely ignored at the time.
Not only ignored by Obama and his ilk, but by Republicans too.
If she was not ignored, she was ridiculed.
She’ll always be one of my favorite Congress critters for the stand she took on this.
“Bachmann continued to serve as a prominent conservative voice after leaving office in early 2015, unabashedly expressing her views to more than 250,000 followers on Twitter.
In late December 2017, with Minnesota Senator Al Franken days away from formally resigning over sexual harassment allegations, Bachmann told televangelist Jim Bakker that she was considering running for the seat in the November 2018 special election.
Noting she felt it was important to bring her “biblical principles” to the Senate, Bachmann also revealed her ambivalence toward returning to a high-profile public position. “The question is should it be me? Should it be now? But there’s also a price you pay,” she said. “And the price is bigger than ever because the swamp is so toxic.” “
https://www.biography.com/people/michele-bachmann-20601017