Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Thursday slammed former FBI Director James Comey and former CIA Director John Brennan for being disliked amongst Washington’s political elite.
“I do know individuals who have labored with them carefully, and perhaps speak to folks carefully, these folks will let you know that they are about as well-liked as male sample baldness,” Kennedy mentioned of the 2 throughout an look on Fox Information’s “The Faulkner Focus.”
Kennedy mentioned Comey and Brennan weren’t “moral folks” and that he’d rent “the man who salts fries at McDonald’s” earlier than both of them.
Each males had been nominated to function the top of their respective federal businesses beneath former President Obama.
The New York Instances reported this week that each males have been focused by the Trump administration for his or her actions concerning the president.
Comey was a registered Republican till 2016, when he turned an unaffiliated voter. Some consider he influenced President Trump’s first marketing campaign win after opening a follow-up investigation into the Democratic nominee on the time, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, two weeks previous to the election.
Trump fired Comey the subsequent 12 months and Brennan in 2017 for criticizing his management whereas in workplace.
“This motion is a part of a broader effort by Mr. Trump to suppress freedom of speech & punish critics. It ought to gravely fear all People, together with intelligence professionals, about the price of talking out,” Brennan wrote in 2018 after Trump revoked his safety clearances.
“My rules are value way over clearances. I can’t relent,” he added.
The Division of Justice in July launched a criminal investigation into Comey and Brennan linked to their 2017 investigation into President Trump’s ties with Russia.
“They’re simply not sincere folks, and in the event that they broke the legislation, they need to be be held accountable,” Kennedy informed host Harris Faulkner.
Comey additionally drew the ire of individuals in Trump’s orbit when he posted a message on social media of a photograph of sea shells he mentioned he discovered on the seashore that spelled out “86 47,” a message some interpreted as calling for Trump’s loss of life.