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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Wed Mar 15, 2017, 04:25 PM Mar 2017

Grassley Accuses FBI Of Withholding Information On Russia Investigations

Source: Talking Points Memo



By ALLEGRA KIRKLAND Published MARCH 15, 2017, 3:55 PM EDT

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) accused federal law enforcement officers of withholding key information from lawmakers investigating Russia’s alleged interference into the 2016 election.

In a charged Wednesday phone call with the Washington Post, Grassley said FBI Director James Comey has not yet responded to his letter asking whether the agency is conducting its own probe on alleged ties between Donald Trump’s staffers and Russian officials.

“Every time they come up here for their nomination hearing and I ask them are you going to answer phone calls and our letters and are you going to give us the documents you want? And every time we get a real positive yes! And then they end up being liars!” Grassley told the Post, referring to senior law enforcement officials. “It’s not if they’re treating us differently than another committee. It’s if they’re responding at all.”

Grassley warned the Justice Department this week that he would refuse to move forward with confirmation hearings for Trump’s nominee for deputy attorney general, Dana Boente, until he has a response. He told the Post he’d heard from staffers that he would receive a “positive answer” from Comey at some point on Wednesday.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/grassley-fbi-law-enforcement-withholding-information-russia

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Grassley Accuses FBI Of Withholding Information On Russia Investigations (Original Post) DonViejo Mar 2017 OP
well it IS Wednesday... chillfactor Mar 2017 #1
I think Wednesday is golf day for Physicians. Not sure what day it is for FBI directors, and for still_one Mar 2017 #7
Senator gibraltar72 Mar 2017 #2
How about a nice hot cuppa GLOMAR for ya Chuck. yodermon Mar 2017 #3
Since we know Comey is Trumps man anyway this smells of a false trail by Chuck to try cstanleytech Mar 2017 #4
No shit Grassley, DK504 Mar 2017 #5
K&R...Thanks for posting red dog 1 Mar 2017 #6
I saw a video of Grassley and Feinstein after today's brief pfitz59 Mar 2017 #13
Trump is "president" because he received help from Russia and the FBI Skittles Mar 2017 #8
Is this from before or after Grassley & Feinstein's meeting with Comey? JHB Mar 2017 #9
Maybe the FBI is afraid that Grassley would warn Agent Orange benfranklin1776 Mar 2017 #10
The WP article is less confusing Kaleva Mar 2017 #11
Sounds like Comey is scrambling LiberalLovinLug Mar 2017 #12

still_one

(91,955 posts)
7. I think Wednesday is golf day for Physicians. Not sure what day it is for FBI directors, and for
Wed Mar 15, 2017, 06:00 PM
Mar 2017

the so called resident of the white house, it is whenever he wants


yodermon

(6,143 posts)
3. How about a nice hot cuppa GLOMAR for ya Chuck.
Wed Mar 15, 2017, 04:34 PM
Mar 2017

He hasn't told you because you and your ilk are compromised, full stop.

cstanleytech

(26,080 posts)
4. Since we know Comey is Trumps man anyway this smells of a false trail by Chuck to try
Wed Mar 15, 2017, 04:57 PM
Mar 2017

and make the whole investigation by the FBI to look legit and unbiased.

DK504

(3,847 posts)
5. No shit Grassley,
Wed Mar 15, 2017, 04:58 PM
Mar 2017

thanks for the fucking tip, we would have never known. Yet you still confirm these cretins to posts that are wrecking our country. FU "Senator."

He must be up for election in '18.

red dog 1

(27,648 posts)
6. K&R...Thanks for posting
Wed Mar 15, 2017, 05:15 PM
Mar 2017

(From the OP)
&quot Sen. Lindsey Graham) announced that the FBI will hold a classified briefing with Grassley and Sen, Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), the ranking member, to respond to his own letter asking if a warrant was ever issued to surveil any Trump campaign staffer."


The Hill, March 15, 2017.
"Grassley: Officials Withholding Information on Russia Probe"
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/324151-grassley-says-law-enforcement-officials-withholding-information-on-trump

(From The Hill article)
"I've been told that I'll have a briefing this afternoon," Grassley told reporters.

pfitz59

(10,198 posts)
13. I saw a video of Grassley and Feinstein after today's brief
Thu Mar 16, 2017, 04:19 AM
Mar 2017

They looked shell-shocked. I think something huge is headed our way. Trump + others... is my guess

Skittles

(152,964 posts)
8. Trump is "president" because he received help from Russia and the FBI
Wed Mar 15, 2017, 08:21 PM
Mar 2017

so why WOULDN'T the FBI withhold info on Russia?

benfranklin1776

(6,427 posts)
10. Maybe the FBI is afraid that Grassley would warn Agent Orange
Wed Mar 15, 2017, 09:17 PM
Mar 2017

Since Trump's stooges already obstructed justice and pressured Comey to disavow any investigation, and while Comey and others in the FBI refused the Trump lackeys on the intelligence committees were happy to follow mango mussolinis directives. No reason to trust any R with investigative materials at this point.

LiberalLovinLug

(14,154 posts)
12. Sounds like Comey is scrambling
Wed Mar 15, 2017, 10:29 PM
Mar 2017

He KNOWS there are ties between the Trump campaign and Putin, but doesn't want to admit it because he wants to keep his job, but he also doesn't want to risk a perjury trial down the road, or be charged with dereliction of duty or some such thing.

My guess, is he is buying time. Agreeing with Dems that he will reveal all, but stalling as long as he can in order to find a way to "disappear" the evidence.

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