Staff for Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley met Monday with lawyers for a third whistleblower testifying against Emil Bove, President Donald Trump’s nominee to sit on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals whose confirmation vote could be scheduled for as soon as Tuesday.
Grassley said in a brief interview his team found out about the new allegations in recent days from social media, but his staff was unable to secure the meeting until Monday.
“I don’t have the results of that sit-down, but I do know this: All we’ve been getting all weekend is the runaround, so I really have questions about the adequacy with the way the Democrats are handling this,” Grassley said. “I just don’t think it shows the proper respect for whistleblowers.”
Bove’s nomination has been dogged by accusations he suggested defying court orders that could pull back on the administration’s aggressive immigration and deportation agenda.
