Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement regarding his meeting on Monday with Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The meeting follows Grassley’s letter this morning expressing his ‘vote of no confidence’ in current FBI Director Christopher Wray.
“Transparency ought to be the North Star of government. Over the past several years, that principle has been thrown out the window of the J. Edgar Hoover Building’s seventh floor. Today I reminded Kash that transparency brings accountability, and it’s badly needed at the FBI. As a former congressional investigator himself, Kash understands that cooperation with Congress is not optional and whistleblower protection is essential. Once formally nominated, I’d look forward to holding a hearing on Kash’s nomination in the Senate Judiciary Committee.”
