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A criminal referral from top Senate investigators confirms explosive charges in last week’s House Intelligence Committee memo regarding abuse of surveillance authorities at the FBI and Department of Justice. It also reveals a host of problems arising from the bureau’s cooperation with foreign investigator Christopher Steele, who was working on behalf of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. The eight-page memo from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Crime and Terrorism Subcommittee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) includes underlying evidence to support the claims.“It appears the FBI relied on admittedly uncorroborated information, funded by and obtained for Secretary Clinton’s presidential campaign,...

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump got a boost for his campaign Saturday when Sen. Chuck Grassley appeared at a a rally here for the billionaire businessman. Mr. Grassley, who is easily one of the most popular Republican politicians in Iowa, had previously distanced himself from Mr. Trump, including publicly opposing his plan to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the United States. In a speech, Mr. Grassley stopped short of endorsing Mr. Trump. Instead he called for Trump supporters to keep up the energy they showed at rallies throughout the state and turn out to caucus for Republicans on Feb. 1....

Just like Tom Petty's song lyrics, Senator Grassley "won't back down" and stands by his "tweet."Grassley an Iowa Republican, who last week used Twitter to criticize President Obama for telling Congress that it's "time to deliver" on health care reform, said Sunday that the message was in no way beneath the office of senator.Grassley was Quoted as saying: "We've had a dialogue with this president since January the 20th on a program to get a bill to the floor ... for July and we're still on that timetable, and (for) the president to say that we ought to deliver it...

http://defendourfreedoms.org     Attention Senator Grassley Senate Finance Committee Via fax 202-224-5136 February 5, 2009 Dear Senator Grassley: Thank you for taking the time to review the documentation relevant to the Constitutional legitimacy of the presidency Barack Obama. There have been various problems with the vetting of Mr. Obama throughout the campaign and the present. I’d like to take the opportunity to highlight the most pertinent and alarming issues that have been clearly revealed. I’m sure you will agree that this information must be further investigated promptly before any damage is done to the United States and its citizens—beyond...

WASHINGTON --- Sen. Chuck Grassley today said the immigration reform bill being debated in the U.S. Senate is riddled with loopholes and flaws. During a speech on the Senate floor, he outlined for the American people nearly 30 flaws within only two sections of the bill. “I was burned once in 1986 when I voted for amnesty believing that it would solve our problems. Now, we have a 12 million illegal immigrant problem. I’m not getting burned again,” Grassley said. “Not only do we have a glide path to citizenship, but it’s a glide path with plenty of loopholes that...

The FBI and Capitol Police are investigating the vicious attack of a top Senate staffer at her home last week amid concerns that the assault might be related to her work on the Finance Committee. Emilia DiSanto, chief investigator for committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), arrived at her suburban Virginia home after work Wednesday about 6:30 p.m. As she was unloading belongings from her car, a 6-foot-1-inch white man dressed in black struck her repeatedly with an unidentified object believed to be a baseball bat. After she screamed to her family inside the house, the assailant fled. DiSanto was transported...

President Bush and Senator Grassley promoted reform of the Social Security system via talk radio while visiting a community college, and also visiting with senior citizens, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In Afghanistan, Laura Bush highlighted women's achievements in that country, visiting the Women's Teacher's Training Institute at Kabul University. Secretary of Education Spellings joined her. Mrs. Bush announced the United States' commitment to provide more than $15 Million for building a new university in Kabul. She visited with coalition troops at Bagram Air Base in Kabul and ate dinner with them. There are many really great photos today. Enjoy your...

Senator Grassley: Please resign. Please ask your party to ask your state to hold a special election for your immediate replacement. The problem with Social Security is not a fictitious need to look like your party is being nice to Democrats. The problem with Social Security is not the need for another temporary fix, like congress has used at some point in every decade of Social Security's existence - to raise the Social Security taxes on the American people (look at the record). The problem with Social Security is over six decades of spineless people in Washington, D.C. that don't...