People are caught between the need for border security and agreeing with( what) the President's trying to do, but not how he wants to do it. Chuck Grassley More Quotes by Chuck Grassley More Quotes From Chuck Grassley I'm at a loss to see how a call for the administration to be more transparent about decisions involving the special counsel — including any decision to fire the special counsel or curtail his investigation — would undermine the Mueller investigation. Chuck Grassley politics All I’ve done to help him in his job, number one, getting the job, number two, helping with all these assistant attorney generals … a lot of them have been very controversial, when the president wanted to fire him, I said the president shouldn’t do that. Chuck Grassley latest-headlines I’m just very incensed that he would send that letter. Chuck Grassley latest-headlines I don’t take lightly making a referral for criminal investigation. But, as I would with any credible evidence of a crime unearthed in the course of our investigations, I feel obliged to pass that information along to the Justice Department for appropriate review. Chuck Grassley latest-headlines And I’ve said that before and I’ve said it to people who can do it. Chuck Grassley politics Trump ought to stay out of it. I think it’s a Christopher Wray job. Chuck Grassley politics Mr. Simpson’s company, Fusion GPS, is the same firm that oversaw the creation of the unverified Trump Dossier, it is vital for the Committee to fully understand Fusion’s failure to register under FARA and its role in the creating and spreading of the dossier. Chuck Grassley politics Gov. McAuliffe is a longtime friend and fundraiser for the Clintons and the Democratic Party, deputy Director Andrew McCabe met in person with Gov. McAuliffe about his wife’s political plans. Chuck Grassley politics It doesn't matter if I think it's the right move or not it's something they got the authority to do and we have to accept. Chuck Grassley top-news Taking advices (sic) as he did from the deputy Attorney General Rosenstein that Comey should not have acted both as a prosecutor and an investigator. In other words, he should be investigating the Justice Department, under then-(Attorney General) Lynch should have made the decision on prosecuting. He seemed to take responsibility for both, which I think is main reason the President made his decision. Chuck Grassley top-news Now, I've never heard any Democrat complain about all that money that was spent last year. Chuck Grassley politics The issue is of particular concern to the Senate Judiciary Committee given that when Fusion GPS reportedly was acting as an unregistered agent of Russian interests, it appears to have been simultaneously overseeing the creation of the unsubstantiated dossier of allegations of a conspiracy between the Trump campaign and the Russians. Chuck Grassley politics It is particularly disturbing that Mr. Akhmetshin and Fusion GPS were working together on this pro-Russia lobbying effort in 2016 in light of Mr. Akhmetshin’s history and reputation. Chuck Grassley politics When political opposition research becomes the basis for law enforcement or intelligence efforts, it raises substantial questions about the independence of law enforcement and intelligence from politics. Chuck Grassley latest-headlines Here’s what I’ve done: the Justice Department would like to get their deputy out of committee just as soon as they can, i’m not going to schedule a hearing on the deputy attorney general until we get a briefing from Comey. Chuck Grassley latest-headlines The long delays in finalizing regulations to crack down on this practice are frustrating to those of us who want to stop this way of laundering criminal proceeds. Chuck Grassley business If [the FBI] wants to avoid giving the impression that the FBI was pulling punches, because many people in a similar situation would face some sort of consequence, the agency must now be more transparent than ever in releasing information gathered during its investigation, that means more than simply giving the public a brief summary of his view of the facts. It should include the actual evidence so the public can make an educated decision on its own about the judgment and decision-making of all the senior officials involved. Chuck Grassley politics The IRS always seems to be able to find more resources when it wants to. Because of that, and because of non-taxpayer service activities, like union work on the taxpayer’s dime, the IRS deserves skepticism when it continuously seeks more money. Chuck Grassley latest-headlines It's not about him because we're living by the principle 'let the people have a voice,'. Chuck Grassley top-news I am no stranger to political pressure and to strong-arm tactics. Chuck Grassley top-news