"Critics say Grassley's reluctance to challenge the Trump administration has even extended to a defining issue: His support for whistleblowers making claims of fraud, waste and abuse. In an interview, Grassley insisted he has not abandoned his oversight role. He said he has felt compelled to investigate issues under earlier presidents to avoid a repeat of what he described as politically motivated prosecutions carried out against Trump and his allies."
"As President Donald Trump's top law enforcement officials were firing and forcing out waves of Justice Department veterans, Sen. Chuck Grassley denounced a "political infection" that had poisoned FBI leadership. The Iowa Republican was not criticizing FBI Director Kash Patel or Attorney General Pam Bondi. In a July statement, he directed his ire at the FBI's "extreme lack of effort" in investigating Democrat Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server as secretary of state a decade ago."
Sen. Chuck Grassley has focused oversight on past politically charged investigations, particularly criticizing the FBI's handling of Hillary Clinton's private email server. He denounced a "political infection" in FBI leadership while refraining from criticizing certain Trump-era appointees. Grassley asserts he has not abandoned oversight and has investigated earlier administrations to prevent politically motivated prosecutions of Trump allies. He characterizes the current administration as unusually cooperative, asserting that increased cooperation enhances transparency. Grassley acknowledges that Congress has ceded power to the executive branch, which he says makes congressional oversight more necessary. He built a reputation for exposing government waste and advancing oversight laws.
Read at Fortune
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]