WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sat down with Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times to discuss his Arctic Frost oversight and longtime advocacy for whistleblowers. Grassley also discussed the importance of reauthorizing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), the judicial confirmations process and more.
Watch the full interview HERE. Excerpts follow.
“[Arctic Frost was an] attempt was to make sure that not only was President Trump never president again, but that he would be ruined economically, socially and politically, and he’d end up in prison...
“The most troubling thing is how sweeping this investigation was, and the issuing of subpoenas to 400 different Republican entities or individuals, by a Judge Boasberg... The total amount ought to bring attention to him. [H]e’s a judge – he's got to know the Constitution. He’s got to know the speech [or] debate clause...
“It’s just an abuse of a special counsel; it's ignorance on the part of the judge that participated in it and it's just a total denial of constitutional rights.”
"Of course, we don't prosecute in Congress – that's done in the executive branch. As one senator, I would expect that prosecution be done where these injustices have been done...
“I can tell you that when we get all the documentation that we need, so we can have a thorough meeting with [Jack Smith] and he can't mislead us in any way – before the end of the year he's going to be before our...
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