Ric Grenell Calls House Judiciary Staffer to ‘Berate’ Them Over Jamie Raskin Letter

The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jamie Raskin, sent a letter to the Trump administration about Andrew and Tristan Tate. Ric Grenell personally called a committee staffer to complain.

Ric Grenell

Ric Grenell speaks during a news conference in front of the Clark County Election Department. John Locher/AP

When Democrats in Congress typically send letters to the Trump administration, they don’t usually get a response — at least not like the one that Special Presidential Envoy for Special Missions of United States Ric Grenell gave a staffer on Thursday.

The back-and-forth started when the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jamie Raskin, wrote a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and cc’d Grenell and Attorney General Pam Bondi.

After Raskin asked about the Trump administration’s role in bringing to the United States Andrew and Tristan Tate — who were both on house arrest in Romania while awaiting trial on human trafficking charges — Grenell called a Judiciary staffer on Thursday from an unknown number.

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