Sen. Chris Coons
Christopher (Chris) Andrew CoonsSenate ethics panel wants details on sexual harassment allegations American innovation depends on strengthening patents Tax reform and innovation – good news and a cloud MORE (D-Del.) on Tuesday slammed House Republicans who have joined in President Trump
Donald John TrumpHouse Democrat slams Donald Trump Jr. for ‘serious case of amnesia’ after testimony Skier Lindsey Vonn: I don’t want to represent Trump at Olympics Poll: 4 in 10 Republicans think senior Trump advisers had improper dealings with Russia MORE's attacks on the Justice Department and FBI, accusing them "destabilizing" the rule of law.
"I'm concerned that a number of House Republicans are making increasingly baseless attacks on the Department of Justice and the FBI, and that this is not just demoralizing to federal law enforcement but destabilizing to the rule of law to have folks in office trying to assist the president in his ongoing effort to undermine this investigation," Coons said on CNN.
Coons is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is one of the panel's investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Some congressional Republicans have grown increasingly critical of the FBI and Justice Department, particularly regarding the ongoing special counsel investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
Trump has repeatedly denied any collusion between his campaign and Moscow, and has called the probe a politically motivated "witch hunt."
In a tweet Tuesday morning, Trump accused the Justice Department of being controlled by the so-called "deep state," and said that the agency must take action against former aide to Hillary Clinton
Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonGrassley blasts Democrats over unwillingness to probe Clinton GOP lawmakers cite new allegations of political bias in FBI Top intel Dem: Trump Jr. refused to answer questions about Trump Tower discussions with father MORE, Huma Abedin, former FBI Director James Comey
James Brien ComeyTrump: Dershowitz interview on ‘witch hunt’ a ‘must watch’ Comey after Trump tweet: FBI is honest, strong, independent Former ethics director: Trump's tweet on Flynn would have ended past administrations MORE and "others."
The tweet was Trump's latest attack on the Justice Department. Last month, the president said that the FBI was in "tatters," and that it had lost the confidence of the public.