can a person ignore a congressional minority request to preserve documents

[moonshinegnomie]

as an example. congresswoman stefanik has aske dteh fbi director of a whole host of documents so they can conduct "ovesight"

given that their committee hasnt actually asked for the docs,just her can the request be legally ignored.
In the same vein if they were to request so and so "preserve douments" given tha they are not in teh maority can the request be ignored and a preson just toss away any docs they arent legally required to keep

https://stefanik.house.gov/_cache/files/0/0/00681c28-1e05-4794-96b1-d6f6e657b3e0/88012AA363198120625E1F95DFBD4562.fbi-wray-travel-oversight-letter-final.pdf

my gut feeling is the request isnt worth teh paper its written on but can any lawyer type respond?

[Walleye]

1. This is just bluster, I'm sure the DOJ preserves all their documents anyway

We’re supposed to be scared of investigations but if we haven’t done anything illegal why should we worry. Investigate and be damned that’s what I say

[onecaliberal]

2. Who gives a fuck we have documents. Another criminal.

[The Unmitigated Gall]

3. I'll bet my left leg...

That (A) everything is painstakingly documented

And (B) it will stand up to anything Traitor McCarthy could possibly hope to throw at it.

[Wounded Bear]

4. This. The request is gaslighting...

DOJ routinely takes care of documentation. They have to because defense attorneys will shred their cases if they don't.

As for the rest, unlike trump's SS detail, I suspect all their comms are monitored and auto-backed.

[Novara]

5. It's bullshit. It's my understanding that only certain committees can request such things

And the DOJ and FBI would never comply because investigations are ongoing.

This is just bullshit. It's just like Marge's articles of impeachment for Garland. For fuck's sake, she doesn't even sit on any committees - her assignments were stripped long ago. She has no power.

Elections matter.