President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE on Monday called for FBI agent Peter Strzok's testimony to take place in an open hearing after an inspector general report found he and a fellow bureau official texted that they needed to "stop" Trump from getting elected.

The hearing of Peter Strzok and the other hating frauds at the FBI & DOJ should be shown to the public on live television, not a closed door hearing that nobody will see. We should expose these people for what they are - there should be total transparency! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 25, 2018

The president's tweet was sent as he was en route to a rally in West Columbia, S.C., to support Gov. Henry McMaster (R).

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Trump's calls for transparency echoed his previous comments about the Justice Department's (DOJ) ongoing probe into Russian influence in the 2016 election. Trump has decried that investigation as a "hoax" and a "witch hunt," even as four of his former associates have been implicated in the probe.

Strzok is scheduled to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday morning after being subpoenaed. He had previously volunteered to do so.

Trump and conservative lawmakers have zeroed in on Strzok in recent months as a target of their claims that the FBI and DOJ are biased against the president.

The claims started in earnest after it was discovered that he had exchanged private text messages with former FBI lawyer Lisa Page that disparaged Trump and other political figures. Strzok and Page were having an affair at the time.

The Justice Department's inspector general released a report earlier this month on the handling of the probe into Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonDemocratic groups using Bloomberg money to launch M in Spanish language ads in Florida The Hill's Campaign Report: Presidential polls tighten weeks out from Election Day More than 50 Latino faith leaders endorse Biden MORE's email server. The report made public previously undisclosed texts where Strzok told Page they would "stop" Trump from becoming president.

The report found that political bias did not influence the Clinton investigation and also that Strzok did not actually use his office to work against Trump. But the report found that those actions cast a cloud over the department and was deeply critical of FBI and DOJ leadership.

Strzok worked briefly on special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE's team investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 election, but was removed during the summer of 2017.