Former President Donald Trump, responding to congressional testimony by FBI whistleblowers about the weaponization of the agency, says he was also a victim of some of the alleged misdeeds.
"Very sad watching what took place today in Congress regarding Whistleblowers and the FBI," he wrote on Truth Social. "There has never been a time like this in our Country, the complete weaponization of Justice.
"I am a victim also, but the real victim is the United States of America. Congress must use its purse strings to straighten it out, before it is too late! MAGA 2024."
Three whistleblowers testified Thursday before the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government about the retribution they experienced for coming forward with statements on several issues.
This included the investigations into the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the Capitol, the investigations of parents speaking out at school board meetings, and other instances that the Republicans on the committee say show the weaponization of the government against the American people.
Democrat members of the House committee insisted the hearing was staged not to expose the FBI's actions, but to support former President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign.
Ranking member Rep. Stacey Plaskett, D-Virgin Islands, said in opening statements that "less than two months ago, former President Trump, facing mounting investigations into his many alleged crimes, declared that 'Republicans in Congress should defund the DOJ and the FBI until they can come to their senses.'"
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