A day after government lawyer Bruce Ohr was questioned by two Republican-led House committees investigating decisions made by the Justice Department ahead of the 2016 election, President Donald Trump once again targeted him on Twitter.
"How the hell is Bruce Ohr still employed at the Justice Department? Disgraceful! Witch Hunt!" the president tweeted.
Ohr has recently become a key figure in Trump's attempts to undermine special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation because of his relationship with Christopher Steele, the former British spy that Fusion GPS hired to produce the controversial dossier alleging links between Trump and Moscow.
The dossier is central to Republican charges of systemic bias within the Justice Department and FBI during the Russia and Clinton email probes, while critics view the GOP allegations as part of an overall attempt to discredit Mueller’s investigation.
Trump has lashed out at Ohr a number of times recently, including telling reporters earlier this month that he is prepared to revoke his security clearance.
When asked if he will take away Ohr’s clearance, Trump said, "I think Bruce Ohr is a disgrace, I suspect I'll be taking it away very quickly. For him to be in the Justice Department and doing what he did, that is a disgrace."
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