WASHINGTON — President Trump expressed approval of new Justice Department investigations into James Comey and John Brennan — calling the men “crooked as hell.”
Trump was asked about the just-launched probes by Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy, who inquired if the president wanted the pair “behind bars.”
“Well, I know nothing about it, other than what I read today, but I will tell you, I think they’re very dishonest people. I think they’re crooked as hell, and maybe they have to pay a price for that,” Trump said.
“I believe they are truly bad people and dishonest people. So whatever happens, happens.”
Brennan, CIA director under President Barack Obama, is believed to be under investigation for lying to Congress about the Steele dossier, which contained salacious allegations tying Trump to Russia.
The subject of the Comey probe is unclear, though he was interviewed in May by the Secret Service after posting an image interpreted as a threat against Trump.
Trump fired Comey as FBI director in May 2017, after his frustration with the investigation into claims that his 2016 campaign colluded with the Kremlin — though the termination was ostensibly for airing derogatory information about Hillary Clinton ahead of the election.
