on October 28th that Secretary Clinton believed hurt her chances of being elected.
Mr. Nadler. At a campaign rally in August, President Trump said, quote, "Our Justice Department and our FBI have to start doing their jobs and doing it right and doing it now because people are angry. People are angry," close quote.
In another rally in September, the President said, quote, "Look what's being exposed at the Department of Justice and the FBI. You have some real bad ones. You see what's happening at the FBI. They're all gone. They're all gone. But there's a lingering stench and we're going to get rid of that too," close quote.
Do you agree with the President's characterization that the Department of Justice and the FBI are not doing their jobs?
Mr. Comey. I do not.
Mr. Nadler. Do you believe there are some "real bad ones" at the FBI or DOJ?
Mr. Comey. I do not.
Mr. Nadler. Are you at all concerned that the President of the United States is trying to smear and undermine the credibility of his investigators at the Justice Department?
Mr. Comey. Deeply concerned. I think the part of that that's right is that people are angry. Some people are angry because they've been lied to for so long about the nature and quality of the FBI and the Department of Justice.
