President Trump escalated his criticism of the FBI and the Russia probe on Saturday, alleging “tremendous leaking, lying and corruption” from the bureau and other agencies and taking shots at fired former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and ex-Director James Comey. President Trump quickly ramped up the the rhetoric over the termination, calling it a “great day for Democracy!" His statement also took a swipe at Comey, who was fired by Trump back in May 2017. "It is part of this Administration’s ongoing war on the FBI and the efforts of the Special Counsel investigation, which continue to this day. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, expressed concern about the state of the FBI investigation itself, saying Dowd’s statement show that the Trump team is looking to “undermine [Mueller] at every turn."

Source: Fox News March 17, 2018 21:05 UTC