AG Garland is facing more pressure to reconsider the DOJ's decision not to bring any prosecutions related to the FBI's mishandling of the Larry Nassar investigation. Sen. Grassley called for a federal prosecutor or special counsel to further investigate.
, with Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley calling Friday for a federal prosecutor or special counsel to further investigate the matter.
Grassley is the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which held a hearing Wednesday that featured emotional testimony from four top gymnasts who were abused by Nassar. Takeaways from the Senate hearing on the FBI's failures to investigate gymnasts' charges against Nassar"Nassar abused hundreds of young athletes while FBI sat on its thumb. DOJ refused to attend the Judiciary Committee hearing this week to face questions," Grassley said in a statement Friday.
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