President Trump took to Twitter today for his near-daily bashing of another U.S. agency.
Today’s target was the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The FBI is totally unable to stop the national security "leakers" that have permeated our government for a long time. They can't even……
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 24, 2017
find the leakers within the FBI itself. Classified information is being given to media that could have a devastating effect on U.S. FIND NOW
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 24, 2017
Since becoming president, Trump has had a testy relationship with U.S. intelligence agencies. Only his relationship with the media has been worse.
This latest complaint is very likely in response to a report from CNN. In the report, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus reached out to the FBI and asked that they tell reporters that any stories connecting Trump associates to Russian intelligence were false.
Uh… that’s not how this works. That’s not how any of this works.
According to CNN, FBI Director James Comey refused that request because the investigation is ongoing. Critics have alleged this is an example of the White House interfering in an FBI investigation, an agency that is supposed to be independent of White House influence.
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