Dec 15, 2017

Trump: "People are very, very angry" with FBI and Justice Department

Alayna Treene

President Trump stopped to talk with reporters en route to Quantico. Photo: Alex Brandon / AP

"When you look at what's gone on with the FBI and this Justice Department — people are very, very angry... the level of anger with this FBI is certainly very sad." — President Trump on his way to Quantico to participate in the FBI graduation

He also lamented how "it's a shame" what's happened with the Bureau, but added "we're going to rebuild the FBI, it'll be bigger and better than ever."

More from Trump:

  • He insisted that there has been "absolutely no collusion" with Russia, "that has been proven." Instead, he said the entire investigation is a "Democrat hoax" to provide cover for losing the election.
  • "That was a rigged system folks."His recent call with Vladimir Putin: "He said very nice things in terms of what I've done with the economy and this Congress ... we would love to have Russia's help on North Korea."
  • Did you know Mike Flynn lied to the FBI? "You know the answer," he said, adding that he doesn't want to talk about pardoning Flynn yet. "We'll see what happens."
  • Roy Moore should concede defeat to Doug Jones, he said.
  • Child tax credit, which Marco Rubio said is required to get him to vote yes on the tax bill: "The Democrats have done nothing in terms of children, in terms of child tax credit ... We're putting in a tremendous child tax credit."

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