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| Standoff brews between Senate, FBI over Trump dossier |
| 2017-09-03 |
| [Washington Examiner] Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Charles Grassley and the committee's ranking Democrat, Dianne Feinstein, want to interview two high-ranking FBI officials about some key aspects of the bureau's role in the Trump-Russia investigation -- the Trump dossier, the firing of James Comey, and more. But the FBI doesn't want those officials to talk -- even though the Judiciary Committee has oversight responsibility for the FBI, and even though the request is bipartisan, and even though there appears to be no conflict with the ongoing Trump-Russia investigation conducted by special prosecutor Robert Mueller. A standoff could be developing. It began on July 11, when Grassley and Feinstein wrote letters to James Rybicki, who was Director Comey's chief of staff, and Carl Ghattas, head of the bureau's national security branch. "The committee is investigating the removal of FBI Director James Comey, Russian interference in the 2016 election, and allegations of improper interference in law enforcement investigations," the chairman and ranking member wrote. "Please make yourself available for a transcribed interview during the week of July 24, 2017." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #3 If Christopher Steele is hold up in a Special Branch safe house (as has been reported), then I believe we can safely assume the 'conspiracy' question is a mute point. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-09-03 15:13 |
| #2 Problem is, the FBI has rights of priority of investigation of crimes committed on federal property. So basically all they have to do is decide there's a conspiracy... |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2017-09-03 13:05 |
| #1 Capitol Police vs. FBI? Cage match? Sell tickets to reduce the debt. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2017-09-03 12:40 |