Grassley says he's preparing subpoenas for FBI officials over Comey firing

[DonViejo]

Source: Politico




By JOSH GERSTEIN and SEUNG MIN KIM 09/20/2017 01:01 PM EDT

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said Wednesday he is preparing subpoenas for two FBI officials about the firing of FBI Director James Comey, and he said negotiations to hear from President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort also have broken off.

Grassley said a final decision on summoning FBI national security division head Carl Ghattas and Comey's former chief of staff James Rybicki would have to await a consultation with the panel's ranking Democrat, Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California.

The Justice Department has resisted requests for the two FBI officials to appear before Congress, saying such an appearance would be unwise without approval from special counsel Robert Mueller. Grassley and Feinstein have insisted Mueller gave their panel the go-ahead to gather evidence and testimony about Comey's dismissal by Trump while he was leading the investigation into Russia's meddling in the 2016 election. "We've got subpoenas at the Senate counsel's office," Grassley said. "When we get done there, I'm going to have to consult with Sen. Feinstein."

A spokesperson for the Justice Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment. An FBI spokesperson wouldn't comment.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/20/subpoena-fbi-agents-james-comey-firing-senate-242935

[Iliyah]

1. I do not trust any GOP at this point in time.

[Eyeball_Kid]

2. Priorities, Chuckie...

You wouldn't THINK about gathering witnesses for the Trumpy-Russia crimes and completing your report FIRST, eh? Don't get distracted, now, Chuckie.

Next, Chuckie will turn indecisive and spend four months ordering a pizza.

[SharonClark]

3. Grassley is not to be trusted, he's a gop hack.

[Alice11111]

4. Just like Trey Gowdy, Grassley wants to make it look as

though their inane, disruptive investigative techniques have a false Equivalency to Mueller's real authorized investigation.

[mdbl]

5. grassley usually votes party over country