Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) fired back on Friday against growing criticism from President Trump and GOP lawmakers of the FBI, warning they are only bolstering Russian President Vladimir Putin.
McCain’s comments come as a controversial Republican memo accusing the Department of Justice and the FBI of “shocking” abuses of power is expected to be released shortly.
“Elected officials, including the president, must stop looking at this [Russia] investigation through the warped lens of politics and manufacturing partisan sideshows,” McCain said in a statement.
He added that “the latest attacks on the FBI and Department of Justice serve no American interests — no party’s, no president’s, only Putin’s.”
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“If we continue to undermine our own rule of law, we are doing Putin’s job for him,” he said.
He added: “While we have no evidence that these [Russian] efforts affected the outcome of our election, I fear they succeeded in fueling political discord and dividing us from one another.”
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McCain fires back at Trump: Attacking the FBI serves Putin's interests, not America's https://t.co/4cW9ncLk66 pic.twitter.com/ZBn8UqMebD
— The Hill (@thehill) February 2, 2018
John McCain: "The latest attacks on the FBI and Department of Justice serve no American interests – no party’s, no president’s, only Putin’s… If we continue to undermine our own rule of law, we are doing Putin’s job for him." pic.twitter.com/uuTABCik9Y
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 2, 2018
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