Trump responds to House ‘weaponization’ hearing: ‘I am a victim also’

Former President Trump on Thursday responded to the House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government’s hearing earlier that day, claiming that he too is a “victim” of the “weaponization.”

“Very sad watching what took place today in Congress regarding Whistleblowers and the FBI. There has never been a time like this in our Country, the complete weaponization of Justice,” Trump said on his Truth Social account.

“I am a victim also, but the real victim is the United States of America. Congress must use its purse strings to straighten it out, before it is too late!” he wrote, adding a “MAGA 2024” in closing. 

The House panel met Thursday for a tense hearing over three FBI agents who Republicans say faced retaliation for their conservative views. 

Del. Stacey Plaskett (Virgin Islands), the panel’s ranking Democrat, called the select committee “a clearinghouse for testing conspiracy theories for Donald Trump to use in his 2024 presidential campaign.” 

The hearing came shortly after the release of Justice Department special counsel John Durham’s report criticizing the FBI’s investigation into Trump’s 2016 campaign. The report has appeared to fuel Republicans’ claims of political weaponization within federal law enforcement.

“WOW! After extensive research, Special Counsel John Durham concludes the FBI never should have launched the Trump-Russia Probe! In other words, the American Public was scammed, just as it is being scammed right now by those who don’t want to see GREATNESS for AMERICA!” Trump wrote on Truth Social after the report’s release.