James Clapper Rips Trump’s Attack On Justice Department (Video)
Former Director of National Intelligence calls Trump’s attacks on Justice department “reprehensible” and “disturbing.”
As the Russia investigation has ramped up in recent weeks, President Trump has stepped up his attacks on the Justice Department including the FBI and Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.
Trump and his allies falsely suggest the Justice Department is part of something called the “Deep State.”
James Clapper, the former US Director of National Intelligence, appeared on CNN Tuesday to push back at Trump’s unfair attacks on the Justice Department.
“I think it’s reprehensible to use that phraseology,” Clapper told CNN’s Jake Tapper.
“I guess who that refers to is the career civil servants who are patriots dedicated to the country. I’d point out that when you take the oath of office as a civil servant you swear to uphold the constitution. It doesn’t say anything about pledging loyalty to this president or any other and if not doing so is what constitutes being part of the ‘deep state,’ I think that represents a fundamental misunderstanding of what this country’s all about and what this government is all about and I find that characterization disturbing.”
Watch the segment here:
Former US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper: “It’s pretty reprehensible” to refer to the Justice Department as the “deep state.” President Trump is talking about “career civil servants who are patriots dedicated to the country.” pic.twitter.com/EPppU6adn6
— CNN (@CNN) January 2, 2018
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