Rep. Eliot Engel Eliot Lance EngelHouse panel halts contempt proceedings against Pompeo after documents turned over Engel subpoenas US global media chief Michael Pack The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - Pence lauds Harris as 'experienced debater'; Trump, Biden diverge over debate prep MORE (D-N.Y.) is condemning President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE's comments that he has the "absolute right" to do what he wants with the Department of Justice (DOJ), calling the remarks "very scary."

"He's not a king or an emperor. That's a very, very scary attitude and a scary statement," Engel said on CNN's "The Situation Room" on Friday.

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"I wish they would just leave Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonFox News poll: Biden ahead of Trump in Nevada, Pennsylvania and Ohio Trump, Biden court Black business owners in final election sprint The power of incumbency: How Trump is using the Oval Office to win reelection MORE alone. She lost the election, and they keep trying to drag her back as some kind of whipping gal, but that's ridiculous. We're looking to see what the president is doing or has done or what his administration is doing or has done or what his campaign is doing or has done," Engel continued.

"The bottom line is [Robert] Mueller is there as special counsel and I want him to just work his work."

Engel's comments come after Trump told The New York Times on Thursday that he can do what he wants with the DOJ after he was asked whether he would reopen the federal probe into former Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's private email server.

"I have absolute right to do what I want to do with the Justice Department. But for purposes of hopefully thinking I’m going to be treated fairly, I’ve stayed uninvolved with this particular matter," Trump told the paper.

Many Republicans have slammed 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 probe into potential ties between the Trump campaign and Russia's election meddling. Some GOP lawmakers have instead called for new investigations into Clinton over emails and the Uranium One controversy.

Despite Republican criticism of Mueller, Trump told the Times he believes the special counsel “will be fair” in the probe.