An assistant U.S. attorney spent time daily viewing pornography while on the job, and the prosecutor’s computer contained at least one image of child pornography, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) said today, citing information from the U.S. Justice Department’s inspector general.

Grassley, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he was asking for further information about the prosecutor and about DOJ’s handling of the situation. The relevant U.S. Attorney’s Office declined to prosecute the assistant U.S. attorney, and disciplinary action was “pending” as of May 31, according to Grassley’s office.

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