GOP’s Chuck Grassley admits his ‘criminal scheme’ allegations against Joe Biden may be false
Two days after hurling incendiary allegations at President Joe Biden, Sen. Chuck Grassley admitted his assertion may have been false.
The Iowa Republican on Wednesday issued a joint statement with Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) alleging Biden was involved in a “criminal scheme” when he served as vice president that involved a foreign national. The two Republican lawmakers called on the Justice Department to release a 2020 document them claim alleges Biden’s involvement in the scheme.
“We believe the FBI possesses an unclassified internal document that includes very serious and detailed allegations implicating the current President of the United States,” Grassley said in a statement.
“The FBI’s recent history of botching politically charged investigations demands close congressional oversight.”
But Grassley was singing a different tune on Friday, admitting to Newsmax’s Greta Van Susteren that he no evidence to back his claim, Newsweek reports.
“It is a very serious allegation. I wish I could say that I knew it was true or untrue,” the 89-year-old lawmaker told Van Susteren.
According to the report, Grassley’s comments echoed a similar statement he made Thursday to Fox News’ Chad Pergram that he couldn’t confirm “whether or not it’s really criminal activity.”
I kind of feel like that’s the sort of detail you should check BEFORE making a claim that in any normal country would get you sued into non-existence for defamation. Goddamn. American politics is full of stupidity at the best of times, but this is kind of magnificent… I mean, Chuck’s only been in politics since the late 50s, you’d think he might have learned something in that time? Maybe Sleepy Joe’s not the one who’s too old for his job…
