Former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates Sally Caroline YatesButtigieg, former officials added to Biden's transition team The Hill's 12:30 Report: Delegates stage state-centric videos for the roll call Trump fires back at Yates for convention speech: 'Terrible AG' MORE responded to President Trump Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE in a rare tweet after he attacked the Department of Justice (DOJ), saying the employees “deserve better."

“For 27 years, I was privileged to work with the thousands of career DOJ lawyers and FBI agents who work hard every day yo keep our country safe, our rights protected, and the rule of law intact,” Yates tweeted on Monday. “They deserve better than this.”

For 27 years, I was privileged to work with the thousands of career DOJ lawyers and FBI agents who work hard every day to keep our country safe, our rights protected, and the rule of law intact. They deserve better than this. https://t.co/PORoGaCm5n — Sally Yates (@SallyQYates) April 2, 2018

Her tweet came after Trump renewed his attacks on the DOJ, alleging it was “slow walking” congressional requests for documents.

ADVERTISEMENT

“So sad that the Department of ‘Justice’ and the FBI are slow walking, or even not giving, the unreacted documents requested by Congress,” Trump tweeted earlier Monday. “An embarrassment to our country!”

So sad that the Department of “Justice” and the FBI are slow walking, or even not giving, the unredacted documents requested by Congress. An embarrassment to our country! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 2, 2018

Conservative lawmakers in the House have subpoenaed the DOJ for documents in their investigation into what Republicans claim was potential surveillance abuse within the department during the 2016 presidential race.

An influx of document requests from Republicans has required the FBI to double the number of staff working on the demands, the bureau's director, Christopher Wray, said.

They have already supplied lawmakers with over 3,000 documents, Wray said.

Trump abruptly fired Yates from her post last year after she refused to defend his travel ban. She has since become a frequent critic of the Trump administration.

Yates does not tweet often but has used the social media platform on occasion to respond to Trump’s tweets.

In January, she blasted the president for “beyond abnormal” and “dangerous” tweets about FBI and Justice Department officials.