Former FBI Director James Comey slammed President Trump and the Republican Party for doing "lasting damage" to the United States with their attacks on the FBI.
"How will Republicans explain this to their grandchildren?" Comey wrote on Twitter.
Facts matter. The FBI’s use of Confidential Human Sources (the actual term) is tightly regulated and essential to protecting the country. Attacks on the FBI and lying about its work will do lasting damage to our country. How will Republicans explain this to their grandchildren?
— James Comey (@Comey) May 23, 2018
Dangerous time when our country is led by those who will lie about anything, backed by those who will believe anything, based on information from media sources that will say anything. Americans must break out of that bubble and seek truth.
— James Comey (@Comey) May 23, 2018
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Comey's tweets came after Trump, his legal team and some of his supporters in Congress have intensified their attacks on the bureau following reports that an FBI informant had contacts with at least three members of Trump's presidential campaign.
Trump has claimed the informant was trying to damage him politically rather than protect the electoral process from foreign interference.
Look how things have turned around on the Criminal Deep State. They go after Phony Collusion with Russia, a made up Scam, and end up getting caught in a major SPY scandal the likes of which this country may never have seen before! What goes around, comes around!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 23, 2018
SPYGATE could be one of the biggest political scandals in history!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 23, 2018
WITCH HUNT!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 23, 2018
On "America's Newsroom," David Bossie said every American should be disturbed by the revelation that the FBI had a spy or spies inside the Trump campaign. He agreed with Trump that this could be "one of the biggest political scandals in history."
"And you have Democrats who hate this president more than they love this country," Bossie said, saying it's completely appropriate for Trump and Republican lawmakers to call for congressional oversight of the Russia investigation.
He noted that the probe has been going on for nearly two years -- with Special Counsel Robert Mueller leading it for the past year -- and it has yet to provide "one scintilla" of evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.
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