On May 30 and May 31, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called for the FBI to be fully dismantled, likening the agency to the Nazi 'Gestapo' during an interview with Steven Bannon, a former adviser to President Trump. Paxton criticized the FBI as being 'filled with corruption and political influence,' suggesting that it would be 'better to have nothing' in its place. He argued that the FBI, originally formed to combat organized crime, has now become the most organized 'criminal organization' in the nation.
WEAPONIZATION: President Trump's potential pic for Attorney General @KenPaxtonTX tells Steve Bannon he would dismantle the FBI as it has become the 'gestapo' and the most organized 'criminal organization' in the nation. https://t.co/n3eAEaoUaN
WEAPONIZATION: President Trump's potential pic for Attorney General @KenPaxtonTX tells Steve Bannon would dismantle the FBI as it has become the 'gestapo' and the most organized 'criminal organization' in the nation. https://t.co/PwqrY2ZfKA
BREAKING: Texas AG Ken Paxton says the FBI should be dissolved because it is “filled with corruption and political influence” and "it would be better to have nothing." "The FBI was formed to go after organized crime. And the problem with that now is they are organized crime.”
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) likened the FBI to the Nazi “Gestapo” during an interview with Steven Bannon, a former President Trump adviser. https://t.co/ck5RvyIGlI
Texas AG Ken Paxton Rages at FBI, Calls For 'Gestapo' Agency to Be Fully Dismantled in Wild Rant https://t.co/yeID9879Ao