Cenk Uygur
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Trump: The "Saddest Thing" Is I Don't Control The FBI
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November 4, 2017
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8:13Now PlayingPoor Trump can’t even stop the people investigating him. SAD! Cenk Uygur, Benk Mankiewicz, and John Iadarola, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below. Join TYT
"President Donald Trump lamented in a Thursday interview that he couldn't exert more influence over the Justice Department and the FBI.
"The saddest thing is that because I'm the president of the United States, I am not supposed to be involved with the Justice Department. I am not supposed to be involved with the FBI," Trump said on "The Larry O'Connor Show" less than a week after special counsel Robert Mueller handed down indictments to former members of his campaign including its former chairman, Paul Manafort.
Trump was responding to a comment from the host that his listeners wanted to see the Justice Department go after the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton.
"I look at what's happening with the Justice Department. Well, why aren't they going after Hillary Clinton with her emails and with her, the dossier?" Trump said, referring to the Democratic Party-funded dossier designed to find connections between Trump and Russia that has been both partially discredited and partially corroborated.
The president added that he was "very unhappy" with where the Justice Department "isn't going.””*
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Hosts: Cenk Uygur, Benk Mankiewicz, John Iadarola
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Young Turk (n), 1. Young progressive or insurgent member of an institution, movement, or political party. 2. A young person who rebels against authority or societal expectations.(American Heritage Dictionary)
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