CNBC: Trump: IG report of justified campaign probe shows 'attempted overthrow' of government
The long-awaited report by the Justice Department's watchdog of the FBI's probe of his 2016 campaign, released Monday, rebutted Trump's regular depiction of a politically biased plot against him.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday that a new Justice Department report that found a solid legal basis for the original FBI investigation of his 2016 campaign had actually documented an "attempted overthrow" of the government that was "far worse than I ever thought possible.
"It is an embarrassment to our country, it is dishonest, it is everything that a lot of people thought it would be except far worse," he said at the White House, following the release of the long-awaited report by the Justice Department's watchdog that rebutted his regular depiction of a politically biased plot against him.
While the report by Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz rebutted Trump's repeated claim that his campaign was spied on by the FBI as part of a politically motivated "witch hunt," Trump and his allies looked to focus on investigator missteps documented in the report.
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WNU Editor: This is my advice to President Trump. From what I have read so far, today’s IG report provides clear evidence that the FBI and DOJ violated the law and FISA protocols to obtain the Carter Page spy warrants that resulted in the targeting of his campaign. I am also not surprise that the IG did not implicate senior officials in his report. It was not his priority, but he still disclosed that there were both "exposés and cover-ups" at the same time. What President Trump should now do is directly appoint a special counsel from outside of the DOJ and FBI to investigate this scandal and other crimes that have been exposed. Will he do take my recommendation? Probably not. The election is in eleven months, and Special Prosecutor Durham's criminal investigation is fully underway right now. But maybe after the election .... should he win.
More On President Trump Reaction To The IG Report On The Russia Probe
Trump: Watchdog report shows FBI 'attempted overthrow' of government -- The Hill
Trump reacts to DOJ watchdog Horowitz's report, says what was done to America was a 'disgrace' -- FOX News
Trump claims victory in mixed bag of findings from DOJ watchdog -- Politico
Trump says DOJ report ‘far worse than I would have ever thought possible,’ despite no finding of political bias -- CNBC
Trump reacts to DOJ watchdog report during school choice roundtable -- CBS
