

The letter continues: The same group of Radical Left Democrats who utilized their Majority position in Congress to create the fiction of Russia, Russia, Russia, Impeachment Hoax #1, Impeachment Hoax #2, the $48 Million Mueller Report (which ended in No Collusion!), Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine, the atrocious and illegal Spying on my Campaign, and so much more, are the people who created this Committee of highly partisan political Hacks and Thugs whose sole function is to destroy the lives of many hard-working American Patriots, whose records in life have been unblemished until this point of attempted ruination. The ex-president began his missive with what's known as his "Big Lie," writing to Thompson, "THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2020 WAS RIGGED AND STOLEN!" #JusticeMatters \u201d - Glenn Kirschner Kirschner) \u201cJ6 committee subpoenas Trump, and Trump responds with a letter that is. Nate Silver of 538 wrote, "The reason this is interesting is not because Grassley is going to lose (probably not) and not even because the Selzer poll has been accurate (though it has been) but because she's a pollster who will publish what her numbers tell her and not herd toward the conventional wisdom."Īlso on Saturday, Grassley posted a video explaining how much corn farming has changed during his time as a farmer. Senate when he shared the ballot with Ronald Reagan in 1980. House of Representatives, before first being elected to the U.S. He served eight terms in the legislature, then three terms in the U.S. Grassley, 89, was first elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in the 1958 midterm elections. And nearly two-thirds of likely voters say the senator’s age is a concern rather than an asset." The percentage of Iowans who view him unfavorably also hit a peak. His job disapproval rating is a record high for him in the Iowa Poll. "But the poll indicates weaknesses for Grassley beyond his head-to-head race with Franken. "Election analysts for months have rated the race in Grassley’s favor, and national Democratic groups have indicated they don’t plan to spend money supporting Franken, instead focusing on states where they see greater potential for victory," the newspaper reported. The poll shows Democrats may have a chance to flip a seat in a largely overlooked seat. Selzer told the newspaper the poll "says to me that Franken is running a competent campaign and has a shot to defeat the seemingly invincible Chuck Grassley - previously perceived to be invincible." Ann Selzer, has often been called the gold standard of Iowa polling. In his prepared opening remarks for his confirmation hearing, Garland is expected to say, ""One-hundred and fifty years after the department's founding, battling extremist attacks on our democratic institutions also remains central to its mission." Nine members of the Oath Keepers militia group have been charged with conspiring to stop the congressional certification of Mr. Prosecutors have brought five major cases involving 11 members of the Proud Boys, a far-right nationalist group that was out in force at the Capitol. So far there have been at least 230 arrests connected to the riot, but federal officials are investigating as many as 500 people in all.

"Judge Garland will take over what prosecutors are calling the biggest, most complex investigation in Justice Department history, the Capitol assault that led to the second impeachment of President Donald J. Garland also supervised the Unabomber case and the 1996 Atlanta Olympics bombing. 6 mob attack on the Capitol may not have been an isolated episode." At his Senate confirmation hearings starting on Monday, he will almost certainly be asked about the Department of Homeland Security's warning that the United States faces a growing threat from "violent domestic extremists" and that the Jan. The Times noted that "Judge Garland's experience prosecuting domestic terrorism cases in the 1990s was the formative work of his career, from the nuances of federal statutes down to the feeling of broken glass crunching beneath his dress shoes. Garland, who oversaw the Oklahoma City bombing case for the Justice Department, said it was "the most important thing I have ever done in my life."īut he will have far more on his plate if confirmed by the U.S. Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden's nominee to serve as attorney general, will face the peril of resurgent right-wing terrorism, according to a new report by The New York Times.
