The ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee is challenging the commitment to whistleblowers of Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. and Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole as one FBI case “continues to languish” after nine years and another has “sat in limbo” for more than four years.
“Whistleblowers are key to unlocking many of the secrets hidden deep in the closets of the federal government. Allowing a case to sit in limbo for more than nine years shows a lack of commitment to resolving issues for these courageous people,” said Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa.
“The excessive time to make a judgment on these cases indicates that the process for adjudicating FBI whistleblower claims is broken and needs to be fixed,” he said, adding that a recent decision by Mr. Cole “to remand a nine-year-old case for further proceedings is mind-boggling and calls into question his commitment to help support whistleblowers.”
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Grassley: Whistleblower cases stuck ‘in limbo’ under Holder
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Who watches the watchers??????
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