Grimm charges that Obama’s legacy is ‘tarnished’ by scandals
President Barack Obama’s legacy has been tarnished due to the triple threat of scandals involving Benghazi, the Internal Revenue Service and the seizure of Associated Press reporters’ phone records by the US Department of Justice, according to the lone Republican in the New York City congressional delegation.
US Rep. Michael Grimm (R-C-Bay Ridge-Staten Island) said the president’s actions have divided the country.
“President Obama’s legacy is going to be one tarnished by scandal after scandal. This president had an opportunity to unite our country and move it forward better and stronger. Instead, he brought Chicago-style politics to the White House and divided us as a nation,” Grimm said in a statement issued on May 15.
“Today this president continues to blame Republicans for politicizing Benghazi, when it is his very own administration that covered up the facts. He was slow to react to the IRS targeting conservative Tea Party groups, and today he denies knowledge of the Justice Department seizing the phone records of AP reporters. The president claims to be in the dark on one event after another. What are they doing over there? Who’s accountable if it’s not the commander in chief?” Grimm said.