Iowa — Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says it’ll likely be a long while before any assessments can be made about the latest legal challenge facing former President Donald Trump, who drew large crowds during his weekend campaign visit to the Iowa State Fair.
Trump and 18 of his supporters were indicted Monday in Georgia over their alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in that state.
Another indictment was handed down last week in federal court in Washington DC by special counsel Jack Smith, regarding allegations Trump mishandled top secret documents after he left the White House. Grassley, a Republican who’s long advocated for cameras in federal courtrooms, was asked if he’d like to see the proceedings in that case be televised.
Legal challenges also continue to swirl around President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter. Late last week, Delaware US Attorney David Weiss was appointed as special counsel in the investigation of the Bidens’ international business dealings. Grassley says he takes great exception to Weiss as the choice.
Despite assurances Weiss had full authority and independence to pursue all the facts, Grassley says whistleblowers and a “botched sweetheart plea deal” told a much different story. Given that plea deal negotiated by the US Attorney from President Biden’s home state, Grassley says it’s clear Weiss isn’t the right person for the job.
Grassley says the FBI and the Justice Department have had “glaring evidence of criminality” involving the Biden family’s business ventures since at least 2019.
