Posted on 06/16/2017 1:47:33 PM PDT by ColdOne
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is warning that he will block a Department of Justice nominee until the department responds to his oversight requests.
Grassley said during a Judiciary Committee business meeting on Thursday that the panel would not vote on Stephen Boyd's nomination to be assistant attorney general for legislative affairs because the Justice Department hasn't responded to more than a dozen letters.
"The department needs to improve its communications with the committee members and staff. It needs to be more serious about answering the mail and questions from Congress," Grassley said, explaining why the committee wasn't going to vote on Boyd's nomination even though it was on the meeting's agenda.
Grassley added that the Obama administration was a "little worse" about not responding to his letters, but "with a new administration, I want to do something about it. I hope that we will resolve these outstanding letter responses soon."
ADVERTISEMENT Grassley noted that at the time of Boyd's confirmation hearing he had 15 outstanding letters, with some responses due more than six months ago.
"Second, the department has refused — now, can you believe this — to make Mr. Boyd available for a conversation with the committee’s oversight and investigations staff," he said.
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Remember when Grassley blocked an Obama nominee because Obama’s corrupt Justice Department wasn’t responsive to senate requests?
Me neither.
He blocked Garland because it was an improper nomination.
Who knows if any of this is even true? Who knows if Grassley even said any of that? No source can be trusted except Trump.
Until I see what Trump has to tweet about this, I’ll reserve judgement.
Meanwhile, covfefe
Stephen Boyd was nominated April 25th by Trump.
Stephen Boyd, who was Jeff Sessions’ communications director in the Senate and later served for six years as chief of staff to Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, was among several nominations Trump forwarded to the Senate for confirmation. Boyd is currently chief of staff of the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Policy.
Before his current role at the Justice Department, Boyd had helped prepare Sessions for his confirmation hearing in the Senate.
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Brilliant move.
The deep state was there then and is still there. In this case he’s justified, IMHO.
Maybe Sessiions should just tell his deep state bureaucrats to send what was requested Monday, or start looking for a new job Tuesday. Problem solved.
Grassley added that the Obama administration was a “little worse” about not responding to his letters, but “with a new administration, I want to do something about it.
The Cowardly Lion is suddenly brave. He should join forces with the Tin Man (McCain) and the Scarecrow (Graham) and go on the stage.
Remember that from over a decade now ... Clinton and the Cisneros affair.
Sure your do Chuck???
So, the DOJ is riddled with leakers and moles and we are not going to approve someone who might be an improvement??
So, the DOJ is riddled with leakers and moles and we are not going to approve someone who might be an improvement??
This nominee guy himself is refusing to meet with the committee on this issue. Sounds like he wouldn’t be any better than who’s already there.
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