Chuck's gone full MAGA:
Patel, a Justice Department prosecutor, made statements criticizing the FBI in his book “Government Gangsters: The Deep State, the Truth and the Battle for Our Democracy,” and said on the Shawn Ryan Show podcast in 2024 that he would “shut down the FBI Hoover Building on day one and reopen it the next day as a museum of the ‘deep state.'”
Grassley defended Patel in comments on the floor Wednesday, saying the root concern of critics “is a fear that he’ll act like Democrats did when Democrats were in power.” The Iowa Republican said the FBI was used as a political tool by Democrats to attack Trump and others, but he believed Patel would not do the same.
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Patel, a Justice Department prosecutor, made statements criticizing the FBI in his book “Government Gangsters: The Deep State, the Truth and the Battle for Our Democracy,” and said on the Shawn Ryan Show podcast in 2024 that he would “shut down the FBI Hoover Building on day one and reopen it the next day as a museum of the ‘deep state.'”
Grassley defended Patel in comments on the floor Wednesday, saying the root concern of critics “is a fear that he’ll act like Democrats did when Democrats were in power.” The Iowa Republican said the FBI was used as a political tool by Democrats to attack Trump and others, but he believed Patel would not do the same.

Grassley, Ernst speak in support of Trump appointees
U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst backed nominees this week who were successfully confirmed by the Senate to serve in the Trump administration.