Feb 2, 2018 - Politics & Policy

Trump: FBI and DOJ are biased against Republicans

President Trump, who is expected to approve the release of the classified memo alleging FISA abuse by the U.S. intelligence agencies today, tweeted this morning that the FBI and Justice Department are biased against him.

Worth noting: FBI Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Jeff Sessions — who head both entities mentioned in Trump's tweet — were handpicked by the president himself.

Trump also indicated that he was watching Fox & Friends while tweeting by quoting the president of Judicial Watch, Tom Fitton, who appeared on the show Friday morning:

Go deeper: The White House is worried about the political price of releasing the Nunes memo.

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