Trump Calls on Republicans to Slash Funding for FBI, Justice Department

Trump Calls on Republicans to Slash Funding for FBI, Justice Department
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the Mar-a-Lago Club in West Palm Beach, Fla., April 4, 2023. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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Former President Donald Trump has urged Republicans in Congress to temporarily cut funding for the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI, claiming that Democrats “have totally weaponized” the nation’s top law enforcement agencies to “interfere” with elections.

Trump, seeking the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidency, wrote in an all-caps statement on Truth Social Wednesday that the GOP “should defund the DOJ and FBI until they come to their senses.”
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