Grassley: Tim Thibault, Who ‘Infected Major FBI Investigations,’ Isn’t Off The Hook Just By Retiring
By: Sophia Corso
September 09, 2022
For months, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, has raised legitimate concerns about the FBI’s Tim Thibault for his “partisan bias” and stifling of important investigations as assistant special agent in charge.
Now Thibault — who announced his retirement from his post two weeks ago amid ongoing scrutiny, specifically about his role in suppressing an investigation into Hunter Biden — has used his attorneys and the corporate media to run a PR campaign defending himself, with his attorneys telling Time magazine that their client “did not supervise the investigation of Hunter Biden” and was “not involved in any decisions related to any laptop that may be at issue in that investigation.” Thibault “did not seek to close the investigation,” they said, contradicting Republican allegations.
But Thibault is not off the hook as far as Grassley is concerned. On Wednesday, the Iowa Republican punched back — on the floor of the Senate — to reiterate that he has grave concerns about Thibault and needs some answers. He also took a swing at the corporate media, lambasting their recent misinformation about the disgraced FBI agent’s prejudice corrupting important investigations.
Thibault has “infected major FBI investigations,” Grassley said, highlighting his bias in the Hunter Biden investigation. Thibault blocked the FBI from looking into additional activities of President Joe Biden’s son that could have been criminal — leading to questions about whether all related evidence is really being examined.
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