Before leaving for a graduation ceremony at the National FBI Academy, Trump excoriated the bureau over its “really disgraceful” handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation.
“We're going to rebuild the FBI,” he pledged.
Just hours later, Attorney General Jeff Sessions distanced himself from those comments, telling reporters at the Justice Department that he does not share Trump’s assessment.
Trump trashes ‘disgraceful’ FBI, voices loyalty to police
Trump chats with Russian President Vladimir Putin last November. (MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)
“I don't share the view that the FBI is not functioning at a high level all over the country,” Sessions said.
The President has spent the past few weeks complaining about a perceived anti-Trump bias within the FBI, asserting over Twitter that “its reputation is in tatters.”
While he didn't have many positive things to say about the FBI, Trump commended Russian President Vladimir Putin for saying “very nice things” about him during a “great” phone call on Thursday.
Donald Trump in the White House
“He said very nice things about what I have done for this country in terms of the economy, but he said also some negative things in terms of what is going on elsewhere,” Trump told reporters.
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