Trump claims FBI actions helped him win election


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weaponization of the justice apparatus. This purportedly manifested in a cascade of charges against Trump at various governmental levels – local, state, and federal. Undeterred, Trump managed to overcome these challenges posed by political adversaries, who sought to imprison him, financially cripple him, disqualify him from the ballot, and render him politically insignificant. Compounding the situation was the establishment of a partisan committee to investigate the events of January 6th, whose inflammatory rhetoric allegedly fostered an environment conducive to two assassination attempts against the former president.

Trump’s remarks came in response to a reporter’s query about a 12-question survey distributed to FBI agents on Sunday, pertaining to their involvement in the January 6th probe. While mainstream media portrayed the survey as a potential means of targeting or dismissing agents involved in the prosecutions, Trump did not directly address it. Instead, he condemned the FBI and DOJ for weaponizing justice against him and fellow defendants, asserting, “I was able to beat it, but other people have been treated horribly. I think its reputation was really damaged badly, as is DOJ.”

Reports from MSNBC shed light on Trump’s dismissal of top FBI officials and federal prosecutors who worked on January 6th cases. A letter cited Trump’s broad pardon for January 6th defendants as the reason for firing multiple federal prosecutors. Furthermore, according to current and former FBI officials, all six of the bureau’s top executives and multiple field office leaders have been ousted.

When questioned about these dismissals, Trump professed ignorance but deemed it “a good thing” if some FBI agents were fired “because they were very bad.” He underscored the importance of restoring the FBI’s reputation, stating, “We have to have pristine, beautiful, perfect law enforcement and what we want to do, and Kash [Patel] is the one to do it.” Trump expressed confidence in his nominee for FBI director, Kash Patel, asserting, “Kash is the one to do, and I hear he’s doing very well [on his Senate confirmation]. Kash will straighten it out. We have great confidence that we can make the FBI great again.”

The saga surrounding the alleged weaponization of justice has become a contentious issue, with Trump adamantly defending his actions while critics decry what they perceive as an erosion of democratic norms and institutions.