Abrar Hussain: United States President Donald Trump has once again verbally attacked his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, blaming him for charges against two congressmen that he alleged had jeopardized Republican chances in the upcoming midterm elections.
On Monday afternoon, the Trump tweeted: “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. Good job Jeff……
“….The Democrats, none of whom voted for Jeff Sessions, must love him now.”
Even though Trump did not name the congressmen, a California representative, Duncan Hunter, was charged last month with misuse of campaign funds while Chris Collins of New York was indicted for insider trading.
Both allegations were made when Trump was in power.
The two men were Trump’s first supporters in the House. Hunter is expected to run for re-election while Collins will step down.
Sessions, a former Alabama senator, was also one of the earliest supporters of Trump but has repeatedly been criticized by the president for his decision in March 2017 to recuse himself from oversight of the investigation into Russian election interference.
Sessions made that call after it was revealed he did not disclose to senators meetings with the Russian ambassador during the election campaign.
Trump had indicated last week that he would fire Sessions after the midterm elections, a move some observers said might presage the firing of deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein and the special counsel, Robert Mueller
-Source: The Guardian