When An Institution Becomes an Embarrassment

The irresponsibility of a U.S. Senator suggesting violating the law for political purposes is incredible. Or, it's what you expect from Iowa's senior Senator, Chuck Grassley:

“And if there’s political interference, then I assume that somebody in the FBI is going to leak these reports and it’s either going to have an effect politically or it’s going to lead to prosecution if there’s enough evidence," he said.

Grassley, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, has pushed for additional scrutiny of Clinton’s email use during her tenure as secretary of state, a subject that has dogged her throughout the 2016 campaign cycle.

But Grassley said that he wouldn’t break the law by "encouraging" a document leak. 

“I wouldn’t be encouraging it because if it’s a violation of law, I can’t be encouraging a violation of law,” he said. “This is kind of my own opinion, this is something I’ve heard.”

Basically, Grassley isn't "encouraging" anyone to break the law, he's just throwing out the idea of an outrageous abuse of power by federal agents who want to play politics with justice. Hillary Clinton didn't violate the law. The Department of Justice will end up saying that again, soon. In his political desperation to get re-elected, Grassley is just going to be nakedly partisan and rant and rave to impress his base. Iowans should kick this bum out of office in 2016.