Trump, facing criminal charges, calls for defunding the FBI
By Rami Ayyub
April 5, 2023
WASHINGTON, April 5 (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on his fellow Republicans in Congress to slash funding for the U.S. Justice Department and the FBI, going on the offensive a day after pleading not guilty in New York to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
Trump, who is seeking to regain the presidency in 2024, took aim at federal law enforcement authorities even though the historic criminal charges against him - the first brought against any former or sitting president - were pursued by the Manhattan district attorney.
"REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS SHOULD DEFUND THE DOJ AND FBI UNTIL THEY COME TO THEIR SENSES," Trump wrote on his social media platform. DOJ stands for the Department of Justice.
Republicans in the past have supported robust funding for law enforcement and have criticized proposals from some on the left in recent years to "defund" local police departments. Trump, who served as president from 2017 to 2021, backed spending increases for the Justice Department and FBI while in office. The FBI is the U.S. domestic intelligence and security agency.
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LOL. My, how the worm has turned. The "leader" of the alleged "Party of Law and Order" is calling for de-funding the nation's premier law enforcement organizations, thinking that will stop the investigations. What a slimy POS.
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The only thing he now accomplishes is very well deserved ridicule and sarcasm.
