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On the recordMay 11, 2020
in the last several weeks, a lot of information relating to the FBI's Russia investigation has been declassified and made public. That is in large part thanks to action taken by Attorney General Barr and action taken by Acting Director Grenell at DNI on declassification of a lot of things that should have been declassified a long time ago. Their acts of transparency are finally shining a light on the dark corners of the Federal Government. The public's business ought to be public. There is too much overclassification in the Federal Government. Barr and Grenell are doing what they ought to do, and I hope they keep it up. In the last several weeks, we have also seen a lot of denial from some quarters in the media about the information that has been released. Also last week, former President Obama said the rule of law is at risk because of the Justice Department's dismissal of the Flynn case. Contrary to what President Obama believes or the media might say, I believe the opposite is true. The rule of law is at risk if the Federal Government can get away with violating the Constitution to do what they did to Lieutenant General Flynn. When it comes to those violations and other misconduct by former government officials, Obama and the mainstream media pundits all seem to be silent all of a sudden. I have heard no comment from Mr.…
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Chuck Grassley
Republican · Iowa
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May 11, 2020

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