At a Senate hearing with Jack Smith, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse quotes Chairman Grassley saying "probes into Congress are not unusual" and that the Justice Department has procedures for them. That was Grassley's response when the Justice Department obtained Democrats' toll records. Whitehouse then asks Smith to confirm that the Justice Department subpoenaed Democrats' toll records in that investigation, while Smith subpoenaed Republicans'.
The receipt
- Who
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Where
- hearing - Senate Judiciary Committee, questioning former Special Counsel Jack Sm
- Original footage
- Senator Sheldon Whitehouse · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 40 seconds, unedited within the cut
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When that came out, Chairman Grassley said probes into Congress are not unusual. He said investigations into members of Congress and staff are nothing new. And he said the Justice Department has specific procedures for such sensitive investigations. That was the response at the time when Democrats were the subject of the acquisition of toll records by the Department of Justice. So in that investigation, the Department of Justice subpoenaed Democrats toll records, and you subpoenaed Republicans toll records, correct?
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