Grassley: "Mr. Smith's operation was a partisan weapon"

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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the chair of the Judiciary Committee, on Tuesday accused former special counsel Jack Smith of weaponizing the Justice Department against conservatives, undermining the rule of law and threatening "our very political institutions." "Mr. Smith's operation was a partisan weapon that broke the rules, lied to the court and engaged in bad faith throughout," the Iowa Republican said in his opening statement. "His operation has no credibility — only to the partisan media and Democrats who cheered him on, as they will do today." Mr. Smith, who brought two federal criminal cases against President Trump between his first and second terms, appeared before the Judiciary Committee as part of its investigation into his work as special counsel.