Sen. Chuck Grassley is accusing the Trump administration of stonewalling him over a request for documents related to the Russia investigation — and he’s taking it out on the president’s nominee for a critical U.S. intelligence post
Sen. Chuck Grassley is accusing the Trump administration of stonewalling him over a request for documents related to the Russia investigation, and he’s taking it out on the president’s nominee for a critical U.S. intelligence post.
Coats, a former Senate Republican colleague, is “covering for the Justice Department, and there’s something embarrassing in it all they don’t want us to know about,” Grassley, who no longer chairs the Judiciary Committee, told POLITICO.By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Grassley’s refusal to allow Evanina to be confirmed threatens to inflame tensions between the U.S. intelligence community and Congress at a time when national security leaders are warning that China and Russia are not only stepping up espionage efforts but likely preparing significant operations to influence the 2020 election. Evanina is a former FBI agent who was appointed to the NCSC directorship in 2014 and has been serving in an acting capacity.
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