Grassley finally asked the hard questions about January 6

[SharonClark]

One lone Iowa reporter finally tried to pierce Grassley's shield of obfuscation.

Hearing obliterates Grassley's excuses for Trump on pressuring DOJ

Senator Chuck Grassley has not been following the work of the House Select Committee investigating the events of January 6, 2021, he told Dr. Bob Leonard of KNIA-KRLS Radio this week.

He should have watched the televised hearings on June 23. The focus was how President Donald Trump tried to use the U.S. Department of Justice to help him subvert the peaceful transfer of power after the 2020 election. The key elements of that conspiracy have been known since the Senate Judiciary Committee investigated that angle last year. But witnesses and exhibits provided many new details.

The testimony from former administration officials and Trump attorneys obliterated the alternate reality Grassley promoted last year, in which the president “did not exert improper influence on the Justice Department.”
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Continue reading: https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2022/06/24/hearing-obliterates-grassleys-excuses-for-trump-on-pressuring-doj/

[rurallib]

1. Thanks for the alert - will pass it on

[Eyeball_Kid]

2. Looks like Grassley is taking lessons from Gym Jordan.

Everyone is happy when no one is held accountable. Just move on. Government overthrow attempt? Oh. It didn't succeed, so all is forgiven. All kinds of people want to overthrow the government. So "let go" and let God decide which government to use.

That's the logic Grassley is using. He implies that another coup attempt would be okay as well. But who in Iowa wants to go down THAT path? If you follow Grassley and support him, YOU DO.