Former President Donald Trump says that Thursday's chaotic Republican-led House hearing on the supposed politicization of the FBI was "very sad."
The hearing, spearheaded by Republican Congressman Jim Jordan, featured lawmakers bickering over the legitimacy of supposed FBI "whistleblowers" who were testifying about the "weaponization" of the federal government. Witnesses that included two suspended FBI agents and one former agent claimed that the agency was biased against conservatives.
Trump, who is the subject of dual federal criminal investigations as he seeks to regain the presidency in 2024, lamented the hearing in a Truth Social post hours later, while declaring himself "a victim." He also suggested that Congress should "straighten it out" through the power of "its purse strings," possibly echoing Jordan's recent call to defund the FBI.
"Very sad watching what took place today in Congress regarding Whistleblowers and the FBI," Trump wrote. "There has never been a time like this in our Country, the complete weaponization of Justice. I am a victim also, but the real victim is the United States of America. Congress must use its purse strings to straighten it out, before it is too late! MAGA 2024."
Newsweek has reached out via email to the office of Trump and the FBI for comment.
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