Overview
- Sen. Josh Hawley has launched a Senate subcommittee investigation and sent formal document requests to the U.S. Postal Service demanding internal communications and records tied to the dumped mail scandal.
- Hawley asked the USPS for the exact date Postmaster General David Steiner was first informed, any referrals of postal employees to the Department of Justice, and evidence about whether scanning data was falsified to hide poor performance.
- The senator also demanded a complete, itemized statement of all compensation paid to Steiner since his appointment and the performance 'scorecards' used to justify millions in non‑salary executive payouts.
- The probe builds on Office of Inspector General audits that described the St. Louis distribution center as the worst on‑time delivery failure seen in field reviews and found roughly 100,000 delayed pieces in Kansas City over a three‑day inspection.
- If documents show criminal activity or data manipulation, the inquiry could prompt DOJ action and tougher congressional oversight of USPS operations, while Missouri residents continue to report long delays and missing mail.