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On the recordSeptember 12, 2016
I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record at the end of my speech articles from the Boston Globe on September 6, 2016, and the New York Times on September 8, 2016. Mr. President, today I wish to discuss my very serious concerns about the FBI's selective release of Clinton investigation material and especially how the Senate is handling the unclassified but not yet public information provided by the FBI. On the Friday before a holiday weekend, the FBI chose to release to the public only two of the dozens of unclassified documents it provided to the Congress. Director Comey said: ``The American people deserve the details in a case of intense public interest'' and ``unusual transparency is in order.'' He is right. The people have a right to know, but actions speak louder than words. Right now the public has only a very narrow slice of the facts gathered by the FBI. The FBI has released only its summary of the investigation and the report of the interview with Secretary Clinton. However, its summary is misleading or inaccurate in some key details and leaves out other important facts altogether. There are dozens of unclassified reports describing what other witnesses said, but those reports are still hidden away from the public. They are even being hidden from most congressional staff, including some who have been conducting oversight of the FBI on these issues. Why?…
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Chuck Grassley
Republican · Iowa
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Sep 12, 2016

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