Trump's Homeland Security advisor calls ex-president's latest claim 'complete nonsense'

Donald Trump's former Homeland Security advisor Tom Bossert had some harsh words for his former boss.

Trump earlier in the day lashed out against a statute he supported as president. Specifically, the former president Wednesday directed House Republicans to "kill" a legislative effort he mistook for another statute, according to a Fox News reporter.

"KILL FISA, IT WAS ILLEGALLY USED AGAINST ME, AND MANY OTHERS," Trump wrote on Truth Social Wednesday. "THEY SPIED ON MY CAMPAIGN!!"

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Bossert, who has previously critiqued the ex-president, took to social media to respond to the claim.

"Complete nonsense," he said Wednesday. "This is the authority Trump signed into law. It was not used against him, ever."

Bossert also included a screenshot of a Trump tweet from 2018.

"Just signed 702 Bill to reauthorize foreign intelligence collection," he said at the time. "This is NOT the same FISA law that was so wrongly abused during the election. I will always do the right thing for our country and put the safety of the American people first!"

Former FBI special agent Asha Rangappa similarly juxtaposed Trump 2018 statement with the one he made Wednesday insisting Republicans "KILL FISA."

Former Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA) pointed out the relevance of Bossert's comments about Trump.

"Trump's former Homeland Adviser at White House," she wrote Wednesday.

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