“What is his reasoning?”
He’s stupid. He wants to be liked by the propaganda organs and the Rats.
If Grassley is not willing to do his job as the judiciary chairman, Cocaine Mitch needs to find another chairman! Does Grassley think for one minute that the evil Rats would return the courtesy if Feinstein were chairperson?
Grassley, this is war!!! Either man up or go home and put on a skirt!