MSNBC national security contributor Frank Figliuzzi said Wednesday on “Deadline” that President-elect Donald Trump intends to turn the FBI into his own “personal police department.”
Host Nicolle Wallace said, “The New York Times reports after weeks of delay the Trump transition team has finally signed a transition agreement. Quote, ‘Trump’s team has so far refused to sign an agreement with the Justice Department to allow the FBI to do security clearances for transition members.’ Trump has turned down federal funding for his transition, which then allows them to raise unlimited private funds including from foreign nationals with zero requirement to disclose where they come from.”
She asked, “Frank, your thoughts?
Figliuzzi said, “So, look, this may be the first tangible action item that we can point to that says Trump intends to turn the FBI into his own…