Exclusive: Senate Russia Probe Is Not Investigating Russia
From the Daily Beast...
The Senate Judiciary Committee has demanded documents on Russian meddling from the CIA, interviewed Donald Trump Jr. about his infamous Trump Tower meeting, and subpoenaed Paul Manafort, the presidents Kremlin-friendly former campaign chairman.
In May, the committee held a subcommittee hearing called Russian Interference in 2016 United States Election. In June, Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley issued a pair of press releases about his Russia Probe. One of them, produced with fellow committee Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, asked for documents from the FBI, citing the committees investigations into allegations of collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russians.
But the Judiciary Committee is not, in fact, running a Trump-Russia investigationat least, not a full-fledged one.
A staffer for Grassley, speaking on the condition of anonymity to give his candid assessment, told The Daily Beast that the committee is instead engaged in routine oversight of the Justice Departmentthough under extraordinary circumstances.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/senate-russia-probe-is-not-really-investigating-russia-staffers-say
I've always wondered what was up with that committee, frankly.