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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Fri Jun 16, 2017, 09:26 AM Jun 2017

Grassley rankles GOP with new Comey investigation

BY ALEXANDER BOLTON - 06/16/17 06:00 AM EDT

Republicans are wary of Sen. Chuck Grassley's (R-Iowa) decision to launch a Judiciary Committee investigation into the firing of former FBI director James Comey.

Grassley, the panel’s chairman, took the step this week partly at the urging of Democrats, but said that it’s his committee’s job to make sure there’s a firewall protecting the FBI from political influence.

“There should be no improper interference with FBI investigations to favor any elected official or candidate of either party,” Grassley wrote in a Wednesday letter to Sen. Dianne Feinstein (Calif.), the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee.

Grassley’s announcement took his Republican colleagues by surprise, and several said they are uncomfortable with the addition of yet another investigation that could target the Trump White House.

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, said Thursday that he did not think it necessary for the Judiciary Committee to investigate Comey’s firing. Still, he said the investigation was Grassley’s choice to make as chairman.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/338057-grassley-rankles-gop-with-new-comey-investigation

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Grassley rankles GOP with new Comey investigation (Original Post) DonViejo Jun 2017 OP

Grassley doesn't strike me as a patriotic American, so I think OnDoutside Jun 2017 #1

The more investigations, the better, if you ask me. MineralMan Jun 2017 #2

Wouldn't this be covered by the Obstruction jmg257 Jun 2017 #3

Somehow, he'll redirect the investigation as if it is HRC's fault Comey was fired. NT Ilsa Jun 2017 #4

He's probably just a mean old bastard. Kleveland Jun 2017 #5

I read that he's looking into Lynch too for the tarmac talk. nt justiceischeap Jun 2017 #6

The benefit of more hearings: more chances for people to commit perjury/ reveal things accidentally MedusaX Jun 2017 #7

Feinstein got him to agree to looking more into Trump in return for looking again at Loretta Lynch wishstar Jun 2017 #8

OnDoutside

(19,962 posts)

1. Grassley doesn't strike me as a patriotic American, so I think

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 09:32 AM

Jun 2017

there may be a back story here.

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)

2. The more investigations, the better, if you ask me.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 09:37 AM

Jun 2017

jmg257

(11,996 posts)

3. Wouldn't this be covered by the Obstruction

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 09:39 AM

Jun 2017

Investigation Mueller is doing?

Thought he didn't want overlap screwing things up?

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)

4. Somehow, he'll redirect the investigation as if it is HRC's fault Comey was fired. NT

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 09:40 AM

Jun 2017

Kleveland

(1,257 posts)

5. He's probably just a mean old bastard.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 09:43 AM

Jun 2017

He's holding a mean old man grudge against the Tangerine Tornado, and had an epiphany when the WH refused to provide the documents that he requested a few weeks ago.

You know, the old pissing match....

I say more power to him.

But I will take it as an amusement at this point.

justiceischeap

(14,040 posts)

6. I read that he's looking into Lynch too for the tarmac talk. nt

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 09:45 AM

Jun 2017

MedusaX

(1,129 posts)

7. The benefit of more hearings: more chances for people to commit perjury/ reveal things accidentally

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 09:52 AM

Jun 2017

wishstar

(5,270 posts)

8. Feinstein got him to agree to looking more into Trump in return for looking again at Loretta Lynch

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 10:04 AM

Jun 2017

She convinced him that they should explore political influence on FBI by Comey coming back to speak more about both Trump and Loretta Lynch.

She is willing to pursue Comey's comments further about Loretta Lynch, knowing there is nothing there as Comey will just say that Lynch did not interfere or influence the FBI investigation, as her request to call it a "matter" instead of "an investigation" was semantic but in no way suggested the investigation itself be curtailed or limited. Comey will again reiterate that the possible appearance of political influence by Lynch (even though she had not influenced the investigation) was his motivation to announce the conclusion of email investigation with no charges.

But, by contrast Comey will once again make it clear that Trump was improperly trying to stop Flynn investigation and then by Trump's own admission, stop the entire Russia investigation to remove the "cloud". So, bad for Trump and no problem for Lynch.

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