Donald Trump launches fresh attack on FBI and sacked director James Comey
President Donald Trump launched yet another blistering attack on the integrity of the FBI on Sunday, saying the agency's reputation was in "tatters".
In a series of remarks on Twitter, Mr Trump also took aim at former director James Comey and reiterated his denial that he asked the sacked FBI chief to drop the investigation into General Michael Flynn, his former national security adviser.
He wrote: "After years of Comey, with the phony and dishonest Clinton investigation (and more), running the FBI, its reputation is in Tatters - worst in History! But fear not, we will bring it back to greatness!"
Earlier he wrote: "I never asked Comey to stop investigating Flynn. Just more Fake News covering another Comey lie."
The salvo came amid a flurry of developments in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's inquiry into alleged Russian interference in the US election this week.
Reports emerged over the weekend that Mr Mueller, a former FBI director, had dismissed an FBI officer from the investigation during the summer after he was discovered to have sent text messages containing anti-Trump sentiments.
The president, clearly buoyed by the officer's dismissal, tweeted: "Report: 'ANTI-TRUMP FBI AGENT LED CLINTON EMAIL PROBE' Now it all starts to make sense!"
On Thursday, General Flynn admitted in court that he lied to the FBI about his dealings with Russia and rattled the White House by stating he is fully co-operating with the investigation.
Yesterday (SUN), Dianne Feinstein, a leading Democrat, hinted that the senate's Russia probe was building a case against Trump for obstructing justice, something that could ultimately lead to grounds for impeachment.
Speaking on US TV yesterday, she said: "The Senate Judiciary Committee has an investigation going as well and it involves obstruction of justice and I think what we're beginning to see is the putting together of a case of obstruction of justice.
"I think we see this in the indictments, the four indictments and pleas that have just taken place and some of the comments that are being made."
