By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
The conservative Republican attack on the FBI’s credibility continued Tuesday when Rep. Francis Rooney called for the “purge” of the bureau’s “deep state” personnel.
The Florida congressman told MSNBC that the Trump-Russia “investigation is totally off the rails” and that the Justice Department must also clean house.
“I’m very concerned that the DOJ and FBI, whether you want to call it ‘deep state’ or what, are kind of off the rails,” the Republican said.
The verbal attacks on the FBI have picked up steam following the discovery that one of the FBI’s top investigators had sent anti-Trump text messages.
In less than a week, Trump slammed former FBI Director James Comey, FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and outgoing FBI general counsel James Baker, raising questions about whether his criticism amounts to witness intimidation.
WATCH: GOP Rep. Francis Rooney accuses some in the FBI of being a part of the ‘deep state:’ https://t.co/GuZPj3CYwG pic.twitter.com/Ql13PVKFV6
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) December 26, 2017
