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Senator Grassley Demands Answers On Acting FBI Director's ‘Apparent' Conflicts Of Interest
2017-06-30
[Daily Caller] WASHINGTON -- Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley fired off a letter to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Wednesday questioning numerous probes into acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe and asking whether investigators have found any political conflicts from these inquiries.

In his letter to Rosenstein, Grassley reminded him that he already asked about McCabe’s apparent conflict of interests due to his close relationship with Democratic Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, among other issues, and then pointed out that McCabe appears to be the focus of three separate pending investigations.

"First, the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General is examining his failure to recuse himself from the Clinton investigation due to his political relationship with McAuliffe. Second, the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) is investigating allegations that he violated the Hatch Act by engaging in political campaign activities," Grassley wrote.

"Third, he is also reportedly the subject of a pending Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaint by a female FBI agent for sex discrimination, who alleges she was targeted for retaliation because of her complaint," he added.

Chairman Grassley cited a new report by Circa News that says former Trump National Security Adviser Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn was the subject of retaliation from the FBI for supporting the female FBI agent through an official letter during the case.

Related: RedState - Senate Judiciary Chairman: Acting FBI Director Has Lots Of Conflicts Of Interest
Posted by:Besoeker

#5  That remark by g(r)omgoru kinda remined me of the following:

An engineer dies . . . and goes to Hell. Dissatisfied with the level of comfort, he starts designing and building improvements. After a while, Hell has air conditioning, flush toilets and escalators.

The engineer is a pretty popular guy.

One day God calls and asks Satan, "So, how's it going down there?"

Satan says, "Hey things are going great. We've got air conditioning and flush toilets and escalators, and there's no telling what this engineer is going to come up with next."

God is horrified. "What? You've got an engineer? That's a mistake - he should never have gone down there! You know all engineers go to Heaven. Send him up here! "

Satan says, "No way. I like having an engineer on staff. I'm keeping him."

God says, "Send him back up here or I'll sue."

"Yeah, right," Satan laughs, "and where are you going to get a lawyer?"

Posted by: Seeking cure for ignorance   2017-06-30 13:57  

#4  The apparatchiks hired under the Clinton Administration have had enough time and seniority to burrow their way to the top. The previous cohort from the Cold War Era at least had an external foe to encourage them to display some impartiality.
Posted by: magie   2017-06-30 13:53  

#3  "I'm looking for a honest lawyer. Really - Socrates was happy to find one honest man!"
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-06-30 10:42  

#2  Problem is, everybody in DOJ management for the last 20 years is tainted. That was the whole point. I don't tell on you and you don't tell on me.
Posted by: ed in texas   2017-06-30 10:30  

#1  Rosenstein, McCabe, Comey, and Mueller are all conflicted and compromised. They need to all step away or be excluded; otherwise there will always be the taint of a witch hunt.
Posted by: JohnQC   2017-06-30 08:59  

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