When asked if he is trying to discredit the DOJ and the Russia investigation, the lawmaker said, “No, I don’t want to discredit them. I would like to see the directors of those agencies purge it.”
Additionally, Cong. Rooney said, “And say, look, we’ve got a lot of great agents, a lot of great lawyers here, those are the people that I want the American people to see and know the good works being done, not these people who are kind of the deep state.”
Pres. Trump continues attacks on FBI
The lawmaker’s comments came as President Donald Trump continues to attack the FBI and its officials.
In a series on tweets on Saturday, he denounced Deputy Director McCabe. Earlier this month, the President said the bureau’s reputation is in “tatters” and the worst in the history of the country.
On Tuesday, Trump tweeted that the FBI “cannot verify claims in dossier of Russia/Trump collusion.” He added that the bureau is “tainted.”
WOW, @foxandfrlends “Dossier is bogus. Clinton Campaign, DNC funded Dossier. FBI CANNOT (after all of this time) VERIFY CLAIMS IN DOSSIER OF RUSSIA/TRUMP COLLUSION. FBI TAINTED.” And they used this Crooked Hillary pile of garbage as the basis for going after the Trump Campaign!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 26, 201
