Donald Trump, in his speech at the Department of Justice on Friday, said it "should be illegal" for people to criticize judges, adding that it "probably is illegal in some form." It's not the first time the president has expressed this sentiment - on the campaign trail last year,

President Donald Trump spoke at the Justice Department on Friday, where he vocalized many of his problems with the justice system. Among his comments were attacks on the media and activists, who he said are abusing any judge who agrees with him.

This is not the first time rump has publicly levied attacks against the free press. Prior to the election, Trump filed a lawsuit against CBS, claiming that a 60 Minutes interview with then Democratic Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris was edited in a way to give her an advantage.

President Trump appears to have been referencing the Ukrainian attack into Russia near Kursk when he said, Friday during a speech at the DOJ, that PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: We have had some very good calls today with Russia and Ukraine.

A Russian service member places a flag oh the roof of a house in a part of the Kursk region, which was recently retaken by Russia's armed forces in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russia, in this image released.