Some Republicans Fear Party’s Attacks on FBI Will Backfire
- One Republican says party shouldn’t be ‘at war’ with FBI, DOJ
- Some pushing for release of classified memo alleging problems
Trump Said to Have Wanted to Fire Mueller Last Year
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Some Republicans seeking to undermine the investigations into President Donald Trump are aiming their fire at a constituency the GOP has traditionally championed: law enforcement.
Yet that strategy -- embodied in attacks on the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Justice Department by House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes -- is unnerving many other Republicans, who are worried it could backfire on the party.