Top Judiciary GOPer: Comey’s Decisions ‘Prompted Concern’

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley, R-Iowa,  makes a statement during the second day of a confirmation hearing for Attorney General-designate, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, makes a statement during the second day of a confirmation hearing for Attorney General-designate, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., on Capitol Hill in Washingt... Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, makes a statement during the second day of a confirmation hearing for Attorney General-designate, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) MORE LESS
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) issued a response to the announcement that President Trump had fired FBI Director James Comey with a statement that said “Comey’s decisions on controversial matters have prompted concern from across the political spectrum and from career law enforcement experts.”

“The handling of the Clinton email investigation is a clear example of how Comey’s decisions have called into question the trust and political independence of the FBI,” Grassley said. “In my efforts to get answers, the FBI, under Comey’s leadership, has been slow or failed to provide information that Comey himself pledged to provide.”

Read the full statement below:

“Over the course of the last several months, Director Comey’s decisions on controversial matters have prompted concern from across the political spectrum and from career law enforcement experts.

“The handling of the Clinton email investigation is a clear example of how Comey’s decisions have called into question the trust and political independence of the FBI. In my efforts to get answers, the FBI, under Comey’s leadership, has been slow or failed to provide information that Comey himself pledged to provide.

“The effectiveness of the FBI depends upon the public trust and confidence. Unfortunately, this has clearly been lost.

“The FBI Director serves at the pleasure of the president. Under these circumstances, President Trump accepted the recommendation of the Justice Department that the Director lacked the confidence needed to carry out his important duties.”

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  1. The idea that Trump fired Comey over a botched investigation into Clinton’s email is laughable on its face.

  2. Avatar for cd cd says:

    “we will now insure that the next director of the FBI will be loyal to our cause”, Grasshole concluded

  3. Irony of ironies. This is how tyranny begins and the GOP is happy about it. I do not like Comey much either, but this is not a good look.

    FBI is looking into collusion, fire the top guy and put a guy in that will derail or quash it. And the legislative branch will do nothing to stop it. This is looking more and more like there are bad things going on behind the scenes but we may not know until it is much much to late.

  4. “The effectiveness of the FBI presidency depends upon the public trust and confidence. Unfortunately, this has clearly been lost.”

  5. Avatar for ptr ptr says:

    It’s breathtaking what Donald Trump is able to get away with.

    It is breathtaking how 35% of the population has revealed their utter lack of principles, by supporting him whatever he does.

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