On Thursday, Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa unveiled internal communications from FBI agents who harbored animosity towards President Trump, revealing their plans and celebrations surrounding the indictment of Dr. Peter Navarro, a Trump advisor.
Among these emails, former FBI official Timothy Thibault expressed his enthusiasm for Navarro's impending legal troubles, exclaiming, "Wow! Great!" This revelation has sparked significant controversy, particularly given the FBI and Department of Justice's decision not to pursue charges against Nellie Ohr, despite a criminal referral in her case.
As reported by Gateway Pundit, the email exchange among officials of the Biden administration highlights a concerning focus on targeting President Trump and his associates. In June 2022, a federal grand jury indicted Dr. Navarro on charges of contempt of Congress after he refused to comply with the demands of Liz Cheney's January 6 Committee, which many conservatives view as unconstitutional. Navarro faced two counts of contempt: one for not providing requested documents and another for failing to appear for subpoenaed testimony before House investigators.
Navarro recounted his arrest experience to reporters, stating, "They intercepted me gettin' on the plane and then they put me in handcuffs, they bring me here. They put me in leg irons. They stick me in a cell." Despite the charges, Navarro chose not to enter a plea and was ultimately convicted in September 2023. By March 2024, he began serving a four-month prison sentence, marking him as the first high-ranking Trump aide to be incarcerated under the Biden administration. Navarro was released in July 2024.
Senator Grassley criticized the FBI's priorities, pointing out that "according to the FBIs own statistics, violent crime rose 4.5% in 2022. Meanwhile, the D.C. U.S. Attorneys Office refused to prosecute two-thirds of the criminals arrested in our nations capital that very same year."
He argued that instead of addressing the surge in violent crime affecting ordinary Americans, the FBI's Washington Field Office and the D.C. U.S. Attorneys Office were preoccupied with targeting President Trump and his allies. Grassley condemned this behavior as "disgraceful and un-American," emphasizing the need for transparency and accountability. He called on Attorney General Bondi and Director Patel to release all records that further expose what he described as "political rot."
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