Thursday, December 8, 2011

Grassley: Justice Dept.’s Breuer needs to go

The ranking Republican on the SenateJudiciary Committee on Wednesday called for the resignation of Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer, who heads the Justice Department's Criminal Division, saying accountability in the botched Fast and Furious investigation was overdue.

“It is past time for accountability at the senior levels of the Justice Department,” Sen. Chuck Grassley, Iowa Republican, said during an impassioned speech on the Senate floor. “That accountability needs to start with the head of the Criminal Division, Lanny Breuer. I believe it is time for him to go.”

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