“When we return to session the week of April 17th, I will offer a Senate resolution rejecting the former President’s call to ‘defund’ the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Donald Trump’s call for defunding federal law enforcement agencies is a baseless, self-serving broadside against the men and women who keep our nation safe. The good work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Justice sends criminals to prison for bank robbery, sex trafficking, child pornography, hate crimes, terrorism, fraud, and so much more.”
“The former President and his allies in Congress must not subjugate justice and public safety because of their own personal grievances. Senators from across the political spectrum and of both political parties should denounce such attempts by the former President and his allies to degrade public trust in our federal law enforcement agencies. The Senate must recommit that the United States is a nation of laws. As free people, we rely on the necessary and professional work of our federal law enforcement agencies to promote the safety and general welfare of our country,” writes Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in a “Dear Colleague” letter announcing a vote on fat former President Trump’s demand to defund the FBI and Department of Justice.