While delivering remarks at the Justice Department's headquarters, President Trump criticized his political critics and the department's activities under the Biden administration, including the investigations into Mr. Trump's conduct. He defended federal Judge Aileen Cannon, whom he appointed and who oversaw his alleged mishandling of classified documents, saying that lawyers' criticisms of her were not legal. Judge Cannon dismissed the classified documents case against Mr. Trump. The president also said television channels CNN and MSNBC were "illegal" for their coverage of him.