The dispute follows a demand from Democratic members that Grassley produce records used by Sen. Eric Schmitt to question Smith. Democrats characterized Schmitt's use of undisclosed materials to query the witness as an "egregious breach" of committee rules and called for a formal apology for the behavior of the panel's Republicans.
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Grassley Rejects Democratic Demands to Apologize to Jack Smith
US Politics12 days ago
The head of the Senate Judiciary Committee criticized members of his own panel for what he called an excessive defense of a former prosecutor. Chairman Chuck Grassley rejected calls to apologize to former Special Counsel Jack Smith and accused Democrats of "falling over themselves" to protect Smith after a contentious hearing in September.
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