'scum,' 'crooked' Elections And 'corrupt' Media. What Trump Said Inside The Justice Department

President Donald Trump delivered what sounded like one of his typical meandering, grievance-laden campaign speeches on Friday, but it was where he did it - inside the U.S. Department of Justice - that mattered.

The appearance marked Trump's clearest exertion yet of personal control over the country's federal law enforcement apparatus, which is normally run by appointees who keep at least an arm's length from the president to avoid the appearance that politics are governing prosecutorial decisions. Trump, instead, embraced the notion of the agency as his own personal tool of vengeance.

"As the chief law enforcement officer in our country, I will insist upon and demand full and complete accountability for the wrongs and abuses that have occurred," Trump told the audience, with Attorney General Pam Bondi who is technically the country's chief law enforcement officer and FBI Director Kash Patel in the audience.

One of Trump's favorite campaign songs, "YMCA," played after he wrapped up his nearly hourlong address inside the department's ceremonial Great Hall.

Here's a look at what Trump said, what the reality is and the significance of his words.