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69 Mr. Okay. And these are direct consequences of statements made, such as I've quoted, by the President and by other people who go along with him?

Mr. I believe they are.

Mr. And what impact do you believe that actions of this Congress' resolutions, such as H.R. 907 that I quoted a few minutes ago, and investigations, frankly, such as this one, have on the ability of the Justice Department to conduct fair and thorough investigations and prosecutions?

Mr. To the extent it echoes the lies and the smears from the President, it simply increases the chances that the Department of Justice and the FBI's credibility will be undermined.

I'm a big fan of oversight and truth-seeking, but when people veer from truth-seeking into trying to find any excuse to bad-mouth an organization that's investigating the President, we've lost our way.

Mr. Would you be surprised to know that criminal defendants are using attacks similar to those levied by the President and Republicans?

Mr. No.

Mr. And I want to introduce an exhibit. It's an article from the Huffington Post. The headline, Trump's FBI