WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following news release:
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) today released a joint statement on the Trump administration's decision to exclude the Senate Judiciary Committee from this evening's Capitol Hill briefing on the arrest of Nicolas Maduro, who was indicted for drug trafficking and narco-terrorism conspiracy:
"President Trump and Secretary Rubio have stated that this was a law enforcement operation that was made at the Department of Justice's (DOJ) request, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The Senate Judiciary Committee has jurisdiction ove...