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Grassley Statement After the FBI and Justice Department Released Documents Regarding the Amerithrax Case

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Date: Aug. 6, 2008
Issues: National Security


GRASSLEY STATEMENT AFTER THE FBI AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT RELEASED DOCUMENTS REGARDING THE AMERITHRAX CASE

Senator Chuck Grassley today made the following statement after the FBI and Justice Department released documents regarding the Amerithrax case. Grassley has been conducting oversight of the FBI's handling of the case.

Here is Grassley's comment.

"This has been one of the largest domestic terrorism investigations in the FBI's 100-year history and the investigative team made mistakes, missteps and false accusations. As the lead domestic terrorism investigative agency, the FBI has no room for on-the-job training. In light of this, we must have a full-blown accounting of the case materials and evidence, not just the selective release of a few documents. There appears to be a lot of circumstantial evidence that may lead to Dr. Ivins, but considering the Bureau's history with this case, I hope the Senate Judiciary Committee will conduct hearings so we can get a full accounting of the evidence collected by the FBI."


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