(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, blaming Justice Department indictments against two Republican lawmakers for endangering their seats in the November elections.
“Good job Jeff,” Trump said in a tweet, followed by another saying that “Democrats, none of whom voted for Jeff Sessions, must love him now.”
....The Democrats, none of whom voted for Jeff Sessions, must love him now. Same thing with Lyin' James Comey. The Dems all hated him, wanted him out, thought he was disgusting - UNTIL I FIRED HIM! Immediately he became a wonderful man, a saint like figure in fact. Really sick!
Prosecutors last month charged California Representative Duncan Hunter with corruption for misusing campaign money and New York Representative Christopher Collins with insider trading. The two men were Trump's earliest supporters in Congress, and the indictments are fodder for Democrats heading into Nov. 6 elections that may give them control of the House.
“Two long running, Obama era, investigations of two very popular Republican Congressmen were brought to a well publicized charge, just ahead of the Mid-Terms, by the Jeff Sessions Justice Department. Two easy wins now in doubt because there is not enough time,” Trump said in his tweet.
Both congressmen have pleaded not guilty in their cases. Frances Townsend, a former federal prosecutor who was a homeland security and counter-terrorism adviser to President George W. Bush, criticized Trump in a tweet of her own.
