Sen. Chuck Grassley abruptly departs press conference
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), who sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee currently investigating Russian influence during the 2016 presidential election, abruptly fled a press conference after questions turned to Monday’s indictments of two former Donald Trump campaign associates—and knocked into multiple American flags in the process.
Republican senators held a press conference to address Trump’s judiciary nominees. As reporters began questioning the senators on special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-TX) repeatedly refused to answer questions.
As Cornyn declined to comment on Monday’s indictments against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and adviser Robert Gates, Grassley began eyeing doors hidden behind a row of American flags. He finally makes a break for it, hitting several flags in his hasty exit.
Watch below:
CLIP: Sen. @ChuckGrassley exits news conference via door behind American flags.
Full news conference here: https://t.co/mdeAUFERPh pic.twitter.com/IHdgD7hXlT
— CSPAN (@cspan) October 30, 2017
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