Grassley Expresses Concerns to FBI Director After Mar-a-Lago Raid
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said he spoke with FBI Director Christopher Wray expressing his concerns over the agency’s conduct a day after former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property in Palm Beach, Florida, was raided.
“Less than a week ago, I expressed serious concern that what little remains of the FBI’s credibility is on the line following its inconsistent handling of politically sensitive investigations, failure to hold its own employees accountable for misconduct and consistent disregard for congressional oversight,” Grassley, Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee, said in a statement on Aug. 9.
“Last night’s raid on the home of a former U.S. president without explanation will only further erode confidence in the FBI and the Justice Department,” Grassley said, referring to the FBI’s execution of a search warrant on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence late on Aug. 8.
“I reiterated these concerns to Director Wray today,” he continued. “If the FBI isn’t extraordinarily transparent about its justification for yesterday’s actions and committed to rooting out political bias that has infected their most sensitive investigations, they will have sealed their own fate. The FBI’s mission and the many patriotic agents who work hard to carry it out will be forever overshadowed by the distrust the bureau has sown.”
As of late Aug. 9, the FBI and its parent agency, the Department of Justice (DOJ), have not revealed the reason for the search warrant.
Grassley said that the Justice Department “bears responsibility in upholding the public trust, and in a matter so consequential to our democratic process, Attorney General Garland also owes the American people full transparency.”
On Twitter, the senator wrote: “Transparency brings accountability & if the FBI & DOJ aren’t transparent about raiding a former [president’s] home they risk further damaging their credibility.
“I’ve already raised issues from whistleblowers [about] political bias in investigations
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