Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee
“Democrat Attacks Against Whistleblowers Are a Disgrace”
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Today, I come to the floor to speak about the Democrat Judiciary Committee Minority in the House of Representatives.
They wrote a letter on May 12, 2026, that I found to be more than troubling.
That letter made disgraceful and wrongful accusations regarding my helping many FBI whistleblowers.
For the entirety of this Congress, I’ve been open and public about my efforts to help them.
Accordingly, the timing of this letter so late after the settlements occurred in August 2025 is suspect. If concerns existed, why weren’t they raised last year?
I’ve seen a lot in my time serving the people of Iowa, but this attack on my office and whistleblowers is beyond the pale.
This letter from the minority calls my office’s efforts to obtain a fix for whistleblowers who faced years of retaliation and financial ruin a “shakedown scheme.”
The Democrats are dead wrong about what they said, and if they had a sliver of integrity, they’d retract it.
This isn’t the way to handle disagreements. But, what’s there to disagree about? Patriotic whistleblowers had wrongs against them righted! This should be a bipartisan celebration, especially since some of them weren’t pro-President Trump.
The letter also notes that some of the whistleblowers were properly disciplined, as if suffering retaliation is somehow OK.
The letter...
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