The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is pressing the Department of Justice and the FBI for an explanation about why they pursued "politically charged investigations" related to the Trump campaign while suppressing key details related to the Hunter Biden probe as "disinformation," in light of new whistleblower information.
In a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Chris Wray sent on July 18 and first reviewed by Fox News Digital, Grassley raises concerns about a "pattern of active public partisanship" by employee Assistant Special Agent in Charge Timothy Thibault, and others.
In an additional letter to Garland and Wray sent Monday, Grassley narrows in on specific allegations about Thibault which he says could have improperly influenced the criminal investigation into President Biden's son, Hunter.
Grassley's new round of letters follow a May 31 request for an Inspector General investigation into Thibault due to his alleged partisan content on social media, including re-posting tweets by the anti-Trump group the Lincoln Project and other accounts attacking Republicans. The senator writes this week that Thibault has since hidden his social media posts from public view.
(Fox News)
In addition to Grassley's outreach in May to the agencies, his office says it has been contacted by current and former "highly credible whistleblowers" who have provided information that he says "confirms" his concerns about Thibault's...
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