Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino criticized former FBI Director James Comey for his controversial “8647” social media post and said the department is now inundated with copycats. The fallout from Comey’s Thursday social media post continued on Monday when Bongino released a not-so-veiled statement denouncing “self-serving individuals.

Bongino explained that he released his statement now because his upcoming interview with FOX Business anchor Maria Bartiromo, which aired on “Sunday Morning Futures” alongside Director Patel, was recorded earlier in the week, prior to the public disclosure of Comey’s post.